If I didnt use DW to make templates, what would I use?

[moss2076]

I have always used Dreamweaver to build my website, and have used its template (.dwt) facility to update the site pages using the editable region.

I was just wondering if I didnt have DW, how would/could I use templates? Say if I just used notepad what software is out there to enable the use of templates or similar methods?

Cheers :)

[effpeetee]

I have always used Dreamweaver to build my website, and have used its template (.dwt) facility to update the site pages using the editable region.

I was just wondering if I didnt have DW, how would/could I use templates? Say if I just used notepad what software is out there to enable the use of templates or similar methods?

Cheers :)
You may find some help here. (http://exitfegs.co.uk/CSSLayout.html)

but don't forget to use Google. It is very useful.

Personally, I have gone off WYSIWYG editors, at least for drag editing. I find HTML Pad 2007 very good and helpful. You will learn to use code much faster if you have to type it in yourself.

Frank

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

You should be using includes of some kind. PHP includes or asp includes would work fine. There are also some templating systems out there. You could also use a CMS.

[moss2076]

Thanks, I have already been using includes for a long time, for menus and the like. I just wasnt sure how a site say of 100 pages for example would be updated without Dreamweavers editable region and .dwt functionality.

SSI's certainly allow updates to run across the entire site, but what if I changed the actual layout of the site? I cant really make the whole site out of ssi's can I?

It was just something I was wondering about :)