10-21-2009, 08:58 PM
I have a client that uses Contribute.
I hate it, mostly.
The problem is that people who use it don't care about proper coding and document structure (nor should they, really), they just want to WYSIWYG the content into something that's relatively pleasing to them.
So you ending with 1. really crappy HTML source code, and 2. ill-formed structures like creating lists by placing numbers then a bunch of "nbsp;" spaces and other crazier nonsense.
When the person gets stuck, somebody with HTML skills has to come in and edit the source, and it's generally a nightmare.
This is probably not much of a problem with simple sites or people who use DW in WYSIWYG mode, but it's also not that much of an issue with a database-backed CMS either -- as the CMS controls the styling -- with the added bonus of not requiring seat licenses for each client.
I hate it, mostly.
The problem is that people who use it don't care about proper coding and document structure (nor should they, really), they just want to WYSIWYG the content into something that's relatively pleasing to them.
So you ending with 1. really crappy HTML source code, and 2. ill-formed structures like creating lists by placing numbers then a bunch of "nbsp;" spaces and other crazier nonsense.
When the person gets stuck, somebody with HTML skills has to come in and edit the source, and it's generally a nightmare.
This is probably not much of a problem with simple sites or people who use DW in WYSIWYG mode, but it's also not that much of an issue with a database-backed CMS either -- as the CMS controls the styling -- with the added bonus of not requiring seat licenses for each client.