Section C.10. CSS Software

C.10. CSS Software

There are lots of different ways to create Cascading Style Sheets. Keeping it simple, you can stick with the free text editors that come with Windows and Macintosh like Notepad or TextEdit. There are also CSS-only editors, as well as full-fledged Web page development programs like Dreamweaver that include CSS creation tools.

• CSS-Discuss list of CSS Editors: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=CssEditors. A long list of many different programs available for editing CSS.

C.10.1. Windows and Mac

• Style Master: www.westciv.com/style_master/product_info/. This is a powerful CSS editor with a long history which includes many tools, including simple wizards to get you started, sample templates, tutorials, and a complete CSS guide.

• Dreamweaver 8: www.adobe.com/dreamweaver/. Definitely not just for CSS, this premium Web development tool includes everything you need to build complete Web sites. Visual editing tools make it easier to see the effect of CSS on your Web pages as you work.

C.10.2. Windows Only

• Top Style: www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=TopStyle. The venerable CSS editor that also lets you edit your HTML documentsa one-stop shop for Web page building. Includes many tools to increase your productivity. There's also a free "lite" version.

C.10.3. Mac Only

• CSSEdit: www.macrabbit.com/cssedit/. Simple, inexpensive CSS editor.

• BBEdit: www. barebones .com/products/bbedit/. Not a CSS-editor per se, BBEdit is a complete Web-page editing program. A slimmed-down version, called Text-Wrangler, doesn't include as many features but is free.