Thread: WYSIWYG editors, what's really wrong with them?
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10-08-2006, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Julian
So, what is really wrong with WYSIWYG editors?
If they create good code then what's the big problem?
I don't use WYSIWYG editors because:
  1. They are big programs (not sure how big, but I think DreamWeaver is probably more than 100mb), they take some time to open.
  2. There are no benefits for me. Let's say I want to create a sidebar for a site, I make a div and I type some CSS. I'm not sure how a WYSIWYG editor can do this faster.
  3. The preview window doesn't show your site in multiple browsers (I think), so you can see how it looks in DreamWeaver, but you still have to check IE, Firefox, Opera and possibly more to see how it really looks like.
I have used DreamWeaver once about 2 years ago and I currently use Notepad2.
When I want to code something I open Notepad2 and I can start coding immediately. If I want to edit my HTML and CSS at the same time I press a shortcut and another Notepad2 window opens up.