>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I'm using Visual Interdev to design my web pages, but am finding it very heavy to run and with features I don't need and without some features that I need, and easy to work with.
>>>
>>>I'm a newcomer to web dev, so if you have any suggestions about a software that meets these requirements, and is free or low cost, please could you tell me about?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>>Fernando
>>
>>I use FrontPage. Sometimes WordPad.
>>Mark
>
>I use FrontPage Express, which is free (included in IE5). However, I don't know InterDev, so I don't know what other aspects of Web Design it covers, besides editing the HTML files.
>
>Hilmar.

All the suggestions are geat for simple HTML pages, as are pre-built javascript libraries. But to create dynamic content and to support the new Java specs, database connectivity, and presentation, I have embraced Macromedia's Dreamweaver UltraDev, which supports cold fusion, java, javascript, html, server side applets/includes, as well as any other whiz bangs you wish to enhance the visitors experience. It's built in syntax checkers, HTML clearnup and optimizing utilities are great as well., and no, it is not a Microsoft product. Its cost, however, pretty well precludes its use for less than commercial work, though.