FrontPage vs. Expression?

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Is there a comprehensive resource that shows the USABILITY differences
between FrontPage and Expression?

What I like best about FrontPage is that it can be approached as a novice,
and as you learn more, it can be used as a very advanced tool.

Contrast that to Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005, which is much slower
than FrontPage and seems to only support ASP.NET (I am still using classical
ASP).

If Expressions is like VWD, I'll be disappointed.

Vic
 
http://www.rtbwizards.com/helpcenter/fpversusew.htm
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
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: Is there a comprehensive resource that shows the USABILITY differences
: between FrontPage and Expression?
:
: What I like best about FrontPage is that it can be approached as a novice,
: and as you learn more, it can be used as a very advanced tool.
:
: Contrast that to Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005, which is much slower
: than FrontPage and seems to only support ASP.NET (I am still using
classical
: ASP).
:
: If Expressions is like VWD, I'll be disappointed.
:
: Vic
:
:
 
Thanks for the page, Tom, but it leaves out some stuff I need to know:

Does Expressions require anything server-side, such as FrontPage extensions?

Does Expressions support WYSIWYG shared borders like FrontPage does? Because
that's one of the strongest reasons why I use FP.

"You're a daisy if you do!" Val Kilmer from Tombstone, right?

Vic
 
Even FP doesn't require the extensions to be installed on the server.

No shared borders, use Dynamic Web Templates or Includes.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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Victor said:
Thanks for the page, Tom, but it leaves out some stuff I need to know:

Does Expressions require anything server-side, such as FrontPage extensions?

Does Expressions support WYSIWYG shared borders like FrontPage does? Because that's one of the
strongest reasons why I use FP.

"You're a daisy if you do!" Val Kilmer from Tombstone, right?

Vic




Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
http://www.rtbwizards.com/helpcenter/fpversusew.htm
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
: Is there a comprehensive resource that shows the USABILITY differences
: between FrontPage and Expression?
:
: What I like best about FrontPage is that it can be approached as a novice,
: and as you learn more, it can be used as a very advanced tool.
:
: Contrast that to Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005, which is much slower
: than FrontPage and seems to only support ASP.NET (I am still using
classical
: ASP).
:
: If Expressions is like VWD, I'll be disappointed.
:
: Vic
:
:
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Thomas A. Rowe said:
Even FP doesn't require the extensions to be installed on the server.
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Yeah, but you get improved functionality if you use the extentions.

No shared borders, use Dynamic Web Templates or Includes.
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Do they provide me with WYSIWIG editing with the borders?
 
Not really, as EW only support FP functions already in your pages when the page is open in EW, you
can not add new FP functions.

Suggest you post to the EW newsgroup for more detail info.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================
 
Not really, as EW only support FP functions already in your pages when the page is open in EW, you
can not add new FP functions.

Suggest you post to the EW newsgroup for more detail info.
Click to expand...

Thomas, would you be kind enough to give me the newsgroup address? I'm
not having much luck finding it.

--Andy Asberry--
------Texas-----
 
The expression web gropu is microsoft.public.expression.webdesigner.

It is on the msnews.microsoft.com server, and you can easily access it
through Windows Mail (Vista) or Outlook Express (XP and earlier) or any
other mail/news reader like Firebird.

However, since this group is migrating to web interface (not the best way to
go in my opinion) there is a new web forum for this group as with the other
MS groups.

Can't think of what the address is at present.
 
MS Live Mail reads nntp as well. I like it better than OE now.


--
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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
 
More resources on transitioning from FrontPage to Expression Web:

http://www.pixelmill.com/support/support_list.aspx?ParentListID=al1095

http://blogs.msdn.com/xweb/archive/...web-from-microsoft-office-frontpage-2003.aspx

And you can get the Expression Web upgrade for only $99 if you own any
version of FrontPage, or office, or many other programs. You'll get version 2
for free when it comes out next month...details on the Expression website.

Anna
http://blogs.msdn.com/anna
http://forums.expression.microsoft.com/en-US/web/threads
 
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