Useful webdesign tools / code compare

[Dream]

Hey not sure this is the correct place, its a worthy hint for anyone making pages.


Sanrope Color Picker Pro 3

The best color picker around. You can get any color on your screen and it shows the RGB, hex etc for it.

http://www.sanrope.com/sanrope.asp?page=cpp3


Cool Ruler 1.5

Floating ruler that can be used to check table or layer pixel sizes. Interesting app, if nothing else.

http://www.fabsoft.com/products/ruler/ruler.html


Browser Sizer 1.5

Resize your browser to fit screen resolutions with a couple clicks.

http://www.applythis.com/browsersizer/


Pixie 3.1

Basic screen color picker.

http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html



========= Comparing Files =========

These compare php (or other languages) files to check code changes.

ExamDiff (free)

http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff

Winmerge (free)

http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/

Beyond Compare (30-day trial)

http://www.scootersoftware.com/

[Bad Bunny]

Every single one of these programs is available only in windows with no alternative for mac. Doesn't do me any good unfortunately. Thanks for the links though.

[fastforward]

Every single one of these programs is available only in windows with no alternative for mac. Doesn't do me any good unfortunately. Thanks for the links though.
Some Mac apps

Color Schemer Studio
http://www.colorschemer.com/osx_info.html

Add a color wheel to any app (shows harmonizing colors)
http://www.oldjewelsoftware.com/products/ppicker/

Resize browser in Safari:
Simply add these JavaScript snippets as bookmarks. Just put each one where you'd normally put the URL when you add a bookmark.
javascript:self.resizeTo(800,600);
javascript:self.resizeTo(1024,780);

[Bad Bunny]

Some Mac apps

Color Schemer Studio
http://www.colorschemer.com/osx_info.html

Add a color wheel to any app (shows harmonizing colors)
http://www.oldjewelsoftware.com/products/ppicker/

Resize browser in Safari:
Simply add these JavaScript snippets as bookmarks. Just put each one where you'd normally put the URL when you add a bookmark.
javascript:self.resizeTo(800,600);
javascript:self.resizeTo(1024,780);
Thanks man. Good stuff!

[ToraTora!]

In linux for KDE, the preferred program I use for file comparisson is: Kompare (which I think is possible for Mac OSX)

This program rivals the very expensive ones I was running on XP and not only has a great interface for comparrisons and color highlights, but multiple window files as well with automatic file change or individual line change.

KDiff 3 works ok, but after installing and using Kompare extensively, I have not used it since.

For a color picker, just pick up the extension for Firefox "Color Picker" (i think that is the name..on Opera now) and use that. Works miracles.

[Bad Bunny]

In linux for KDE, the preferred program I use for file comparisson is: Kompare (which I think is possible for Mac OSX)

This program rivals the very expensive ones I was running on XP and not only has a great interface for comparrisons and color highlights, but multiple window files as well with automatic file change or individual line change.


KDiff 3 works ok, but after installing and using Kompare extensively, I have not used it since.

For a color picker, just pick up the extension for Firefox "Color Picker" (i think that is the name..on Opera now) and use that. Works miracles.

I don't even touch any of my alternate browsers since Safari was released. Built-in spellchecker is amazing. Is there some sort of way to extend Safari like you can with mozilla browsers?

[yoyoyoyo]

PSPad - text and code editor (http://www.pspad.com/)
PSPad is a full featured text editor that you can use to edit HTML, PHP, Perl, JavaScript, C, etc. It even has built-in facilities allowing you to edit binary files. There is project support, the ability to directly edit files via FTP on your server, a macro recorder, search and replace in files, text comparison (differences between two files with the differences highlighted in colour), syntax highlighting, spell checking, internal HTML preview using IE and Mozilla, integrated HTML TIDY (for validating HTML code and fixing them), code explorer for Pascal, HTML, PHP, XML (etc), matched bracket highlighting, etc.

EVRSOFT 1st Page 2000 (http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml)
Evrsoft 1st Page 2000 helps you write, edit and improve your HTML, its powerful tools let you author websites faster, easier and better! Professional web builders know that WYSIWYG editors never create clean html code which means they'll end up wasting more time fixing, cleaning and correcting code later on. With this common problem in mind, you'll be glad to hear that 1st Page never ruins HTML code, infact it doesn't even add unwanted html codes to your important projects. Professional web builders know that WYSIWYG editors never create clean html code which means they'll end up wasting more time fixing, cleaning and correcting code later on. With this common problem in mind, you'll be glad to hear that 1st Page never ruins HTML code, infact it doesn't even add unwanted html codes to your important projects.

HTML - Kit (http://www.chami.com/html-kit/)
Despite its name and the light download size, HTML-Kit is a multi-purpose tool that has support for several scripting and programming languages. Over 400 free plugins are available for extending and customizing HTML-Kit to fit the way you work. Categories include ASP, ColdFusion, C#, iHTML, Java, JavaScript, JSP, Perl, PHP, Python, SQL and more. This site also offers a free tool (http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/) to convert any icon to a favicon.

[ToraTora!]

I don't even touch any of my alternate browsers since Safari was released. Built-in spellchecker is amazing. Is there some sort of way to extend Safari like you can with mozilla browsers?

That I am not sure of as I primarily use Linux with a combination of Mozilla, Konq, Ephany, Firefox and Nutscrape until I made the switch from Firefox as a primary (simply because it has become real sluggish lately in each release for Linux no matter what mods I do to the config file which is the direct opposite of Firefox on XP which screams) to Opera, and man, for the first time ever, I think I am going to purchase a browser.

The 8.02 build of Opera is simply amazing and lightning fast.

However, back on topic, I would almost care to guess knowing Apple, that they do have some sorted function for their own plugin control as Apple seems to be a innovator in areas that cater to all persons of the Internet arena rather than the casual browser shopping for something off of E-Bay like IE does.

[Bad Bunny]

Hmmm. Well, thanks. I can't stand Opera on Mac, as it seems to display everything very strange.

[akanevsky]

You forgot about the best tool, which is Araxis Merge :P

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

whoa! great links and tools! thanks!
(wish I saw this sooner) ^^

[Scrolls]

can the html kit be used by beginners? cause this is something im interested in learning.

[manuka]

I've found that 1st Page has a virus in one of the Javascript rollover plugins. :surprised: It's a good idea to scan all software for viruses anyway, but especially so for this one.

PSPad - text and code editor (http://www.pspad.com/)

EVRSOFT 1st Page 2000 (http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml)
Evrsoft 1st Page 2000 helps you write, edit and improve your HTML, its powerful tools let you author websites faster, easier and better! Professional web builders know that WYSIWYG editors never create clean html code which means they'll end up wasting more time fixing, cleaning and correcting code later on. With this common problem in mind, you'll be glad to hear that 1st Page never ruins HTML code, infact it doesn't even add unwanted html codes to your important projects. Professional web builders know that WYSIWYG editors never create clean html code which means they'll end up wasting more time fixing, cleaning and correcting code later on. With this common problem in mind, you'll be glad to hear that 1st Page never ruins HTML code, infact it doesn't even add unwanted html codes to your important projects.