Exporting HTML/CSS with Inkspace or Gimp

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daydreamer picture daydreamer · Jun 24, 2011 · Viewed 13.9k times · Source

Is it possible to design web pages using Inkspace or Gimp and export them as HTML/CSS?

  • I want a solution where I design using drag/drop and don't have to write lots of HTML/CSS bu hand all the time
  • I prefer using open source software
  • For Gimp I found this, but not sure if this really works
  • For Inkspace I found tutorial here, but this doesn't seem to export HTML/CSS from it

Please share your experiences/ideas

Thank you

Answer

DA. picture DA. · Jun 24, 2011

Is it possible to design web pages using inkspace or gimp and export them as html/css?

No

I want a solution where I design using drag/drop and don't have to write lots of HTML/CSS bu hand all the time

For the past 20 years or so, we've seen dozens and dozens of products come and go all trying to do that. None of them really work.

I'd suggest one of these options:

  • learn the medium (HTML, CSS, JS). That's your best bet.
  • take time to set up (or hire someone) a proper CMS for you. WordPress is one of the popular open source options. Once it's set up, you can update your site without having to touch HTML/CSS
  • Work with someone that can take your visual designs and turn them into HTML/CSS/JS for you. This is still not an ideal workflow, but would give them the 'drag and drop' freedom you are looking for.

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