Do you need a CSS editor?
Saturday May 24, 2008
I got an email the other day asking me why I didn't recommend WYSIWYG CSS editors. That seemed like a really good question, so I started looking at the CSS editors I know about and you know what? There really aren't any WYSIWYG CSS editors of note. Now, mind you, I'm not talking about Dreamweaver and other Web Design software programs that support CSS, I'm talking about CSS editors. If you know of a CSS editor that is WYSIWYG, not just with a preview mode, but actually WYSIWYG, I'd love to know about it. But in the mean time, if you're looking for a CSS editor, I've set up a questionnaire to help you determine the best ones for your needs.
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Comments
Hello,
regarding a wysiwyg css editor I’v tried cascade dtp.
Even though it’s limited it provides a good start to create a web page.
Sincerely
Laurent
This isn’t anything most people would be interested in at the moment but the newest Flex Builder 3 has a CSS editor in it that is the best I’ve ever seen. When I saw it, I wondered if it would be in Dreamweaver in the next edition.
For the Mac, I use CSSEdit. It is strictly a CSS Editor, not an HTML editor. If you already have the html setup, and make changes to the CSS in CSSedit you get live previews of what the CSS change did. Unfortunately it uses the Safari engine to render it, so it isn’t totally accurate for most other browsers. I do find it useful for basic troubleshooting though.
The closest thing to complete WYSIWYG CSS editing is Stylizer.