[thelist] Replacement for Dreamweaver
David Siedband
david at calteg.org
Tue Apr 27 12:57:00 CDT 2004
It's time to retire FTP... Consider transferring files over SSH/SFTP.
Fugu is a really good (open source) visual SSH client that offers a
similar two-pane interface to DW
http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/
HTH
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David
Oceanic Sky New Media
http://oceanicsky.com
On Apr 27, 2004, at 7:18 AM, Diane Soini wrote:
> I'm about to either throw my computer (Mac) out the window or march
> down and buy a new one (they make them with 1.33mhz processors for
> less than I paid for this 500mhz one). But maybe I should save money
> and try something else first.
>
> I use Dreamweaver, but only for the Site Files view for FTP-ing files.
> I like having the visual ability to see the files on both the local
> and remote sides. The problem is, when I switch back and forth between
> applications I often must wait staring at that silly spinning
> beachball for what seems like minutes. Or, if there is an error
> FTP-ing files I have to wait what seems like minutes just to get the
> error message to go away. I can go in the kitchen and get coffee while
> this is going on.
>
> I know that built in ftp with Terminal is a fine solution, but I find
> it a little inconvenient trying to remember where I am in the
> directory tree all the time. It's too easy for me to make a mistake
> and upload a file to the wrong place.
>
> Are there any free ftp programs I could use instead that are similar
> to the Dreamweaver interface that you recommend? I also don't much
> care for BBEdit's ftp because I can't just select a multitude of files
> and upload them with a single click, or at least I have never figured
> out how to do that.
>
> Diane
>
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