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- raf0
- raf0
I want to like Coda, but its UI inconsistencies are driving me mad.
I don't use wysiwyg preview for site testing, but it can be handy for jumping to code. You click on an element in preview window and its code gets selected in editor view. Same with DOM breadcrumbs below - click on an element within breadcrumb and code is selected. Simple and can be useful in complex pages.
Dreamweaver does it perfectly.
Coda does it sometimes, ie. for some elements. You can select an element in preview but only some of them will get highlighted in editor. Coda does have breadcrumbs, but clicking on them does nothing. That's useless.Also, Coda has two identically looking editors, yet different. One is a proper normal editor in Edit mode, the other one is in Preview mode, when you press <> (View Source).
From Coda help:
"You can make changes to the page source while viewing it, which will be reflected in the preview. However, these changes are not propagated back to any open editor."Thing is, the preview editor looks just like main editor, so it's easy not to notice. But if you make any changes in it, they get flushed.
- airey0
pussies. i use chalk and some slate that i mined from a quarry in wales and carried back to australia. then i convert the chalk code to the computer through mind bullets alone.
- GeorgesII0
never tried it but I will gladly test run it, dwv is getting on my.. these days,
I downloaded webbuilder (PC) and love it,
- rizm0
TEXTMATE. Not Coda.
- airey0
who. gives. a. fuck.
use whatever you like. the point of the thread was to say how much some schmuck likes an app that's had a billion threads started about it.
as for 'i hand code' 'i hate this' 'for professional' 'for serious' blah fucking blah.
this sounds like a dick measuring contest at a fucking star trek convention for fucks sake.
i say again, use whatever you fucking like.
just my 2cents, i'm no doubt heinously incorrect.
- moth0
Eclipse would be ok if wasn't such bloatware.
Textmate for me, or E on the PC (http://www.e-texteditor.com/).
- jysta0
If I had to give Coda a rating I would give it 10/10. Use it everyday and love it. Front-end is a breeze, the books are really useful too if your a retard like me.
- imnotaplumber0
Coda is super nice for front end development. Eclipse for anything serious.
- graphiknature0
FrontPage(LOL) --> Dreamweaver(used this trash for a month)> BBedit(been using since 2004) now everyone wants me to try coda or TextMate. I started using CssEdit about 2 months ago. it definitely makes everything easier/faster, but for mark-up I feel BBedit is all I need. I read a few comparisons between BBedit, TextMate, and Coda but I'm front end and don't really see how any of them are going to make life significantly easier/faster. What are the main things that draws you to Coda? Is it really worth learning a new app?
- Been hand coding this whole time too so WYSWYG doesn't really appeal to me.graphiknature
- Coda's not really WYSIWYG, though it does have a preview window. I personally like Taco, go figure.Point5
- ukit0
^ Yeah pretty much what I was wondering, thx. I don't know when I became such a stickler about indenting my code,
In general, I really like the program it's nice and light compared to DW, and the UI is very slick. But I'm missing the function in DW Commands > Autoformat.
- akrokdesign0
the tab thing is really just to make is easier or prettier, right? or does it has an other function?
- I have no clue! HAHA, I just dug through some shit I remembered I'd bookmarkedPoint5
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- Point50
I might be missing the context of your question ukit, but this is all I found:
Line Indenting
Coda automatically indents certain markup for you by default but you’ll still find yourself using the Tab button pretty frequently. Instead of jumping to the front of a line to indent it you can push Command + Left or Right Bracket to indent the line the cursor is currently in.Shift Text
Highlighting text and pushing Command + Left or Right Bracket will shift the highlighted text left or right. This is great for shifting a whole section of markup for good looking markup formatting.
- ukit0
OK, someone tell me how to autoformat (indent) my code. Is there a plugin or 3rd party fix for this?
If they had just included this one feature I would be totally sold on Coda, as it is I still have DW around to take care of certain tasks.
- akrokdesign0
used it today, for the 1st time. :-)
- other wise i used dreamweaver or someone else is doing the code.akrokdesign
- epikore0
So Coda isn't some tribe in Survivors?
- Dancer0
I have used Coda and BBEdit, Coda feels more friendly and intuative, the Code tips is the biggest advantage.
I only use Dreamweaver to set up docs and Tables...
- dajaniel0
I made the jump from TextMate a short while ago because TextMate couldn't handle *huge* projects (100s of files). Coda seems to perform really well for big projects.
I had to use DW the other day for the first time in years, since a client needed to use tables for layouts (don't ask) - couldn't believe how awkward it was to use.
- rodzilla0
anyone give this a go?