Alright, so bear with me on this one. I've been using mac's for years for my graphic design and graphic pieces of my web sites, but I still use my PC to write the code (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, mostly) that the sites run on. I write it, in true old-fashioned sense, in Notepad.
However, now my overglorified word processor (PC) is being totally, ridiculously, slow and acting weird... I think it did this before my last Blue Screen of Death, so luckily I've backed up everything important. Anyway, I thought I'd give writing code on the Mac (a gorgeous 20' imac, in all its wondrous glory) a shot. Here's what I've done:
- Open TextEdit, type in a few lines of test code.
- Save As : select HTML as the file type, with a file name of 'Test' or something.
- Open the file in Safari, expecting to see a real, webpage. Instead? I see my code. Black text, white background, flaunting every little
and tag like a defiant child smearing raspberry jam all over my couch.
I just can't switch to a WYSIWYG editor and lose the (tyrannical) control I've had over my web pages from writing the code in notepad. So what should I be doing to write code on a mac? I need to know soon, since my PC will be exploding any day now. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
P.S. I'd prefer not to have to spend any money to purchase a text editor for web code. Am I being cheap? I don't really know. But if I can use a program that's already on my mac, I'm all for it.
P.P.S. Also, I've been uploading code/images/etc. to my hosts via the WinSCP FTP software, on a PC. Can anyone recommend good FTP software for OSX (10.4.10).