Re: FN-FORUM Frontpage

date posted 25th August 2000 13:13

On 24/8/00 at 3:54 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Damian Thomas) wrote:

> This always seems to crop up, and I'm putting myself in the line of
> fire here, but I have to disagree that you cannot call yourself a web
> designer unless you use Dreamweaver.

Agreed.

> There's plenty using FP, unfortunately for me there's none here
> because you scared them off!

Doubt that.

> I think I'm the only one who joins in this forum using FP and I know
> for a fact many others won't join due to the prejudice against FP
> users here.

There's no prejudice on this list against FrontPage USERS, although
there may be some prejudice against FrontPage itself. I don't know the
app myself, but from what I've heard it sounds like a typical Microsoft
thing for suits to use who've been given the job of getting the firm
onto the information
highway which means that there's
nothing intrinsically *wrong* with it, but it's likely to be the sort of
thing that 'helps' you along with templates and tips and 'are you
sure?'s and so on.

Actually, it doesn't matter a damn what you use. If you like what you're
getting, and the client does, and it works well in all important
respects, you're there.

You can call yourself a designer if you can design, is the long and
short of it. You can call yourself a gardner if your plants thrive.
Doesn't matter what sort of trowel you use. Mind you, if your garden is
not pretty, you won't be able to charge admission

best wishes,

Paul

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