Microsoft FrontPage
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As of August 08, 2008, Microsoft FrontPage extensions have been completely removed from the Control Panel. They no longer work on any Dreamhost server. |
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Introduction
Microsoft FrontPage is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) HTML and web site administration tool from Microsoft for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is part of Microsoft Office and included in some versions of the popular bundle.
FrontPage used to require proprietary plugins known as the FrontPage Server Extensions to be installed in the target web server for it to work. However, newer versions of FrontPage also support the standard WebDAV protocol from the World Wide Web Consortium.
As a WYSIWYG editor, FrontPage is designed to hide the details of pages' HTML code from the user, making it possible for novices to easily create Web pages and sites. Some web developers criticize this approach as producing HTML pages that are much larger than they should be and cause Web browsers to perform poorly. In addition, some people criticize FrontPage specifically for producing code that often does not comply with World Wide Web Consortium standards and sometimes does not display correctly in non-Microsoft web browsers.
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Alternatives
- Nvu is a free program that provides similiar abilties to FrontPage.
- Macromedia Dreamweaver provides many more advanced features, but carries a hefty price tag.
External links
- Microsoft FrontPage - home at Microsoft.com
- List of Features that require frontpage extesnions - MS KB Article "Lists of components in FrontPage 2002 that require FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions"
