Need a Mac web editor

I have been using Claris Home Page for ages. Its fast, easy to use, powerful, reliable, and unfortunately DATED with no updates. Since my website is a information site I can get away with using this client for basic editing, and Word 2004 as my composer. However there are times when I wish I had the best of both worlds and a more modern editor, as Home Page (although very reliable) has a number of limitations, as the web has changed a bit since 1997.
I have tried many free/shareware Mac clients and none have been ideal. Some even have far fewer features than Home Page. What I need is the following. Remember that I am looking for a CLIENT and not a web based editing solution.
1. Powerful-- Home Page has a nice toolbar and loads of features, including a built in FTP client. How many clients these days offer that? With Home Page I just edit a file, and click on a icon to upload the file, that's it! As I am running Home Page in Classic under Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.11, this still works.
2. Easy to Use-- Forget BBEDIT. I am not a HTML programmer or a programmer by any means. Front Page 3.x for Windows seemed nice, but it only works for Windows, and my Mac is PPC based so I cant boot into Windows.
3. Backward Compatible--iWeb seemed to fit the bill and I gave it a trial run. Unfortunately the version that I tried (about a year ago) was unable to edit or open my Home Page 3.x files, and so I could not use iWeb.
4. Reliable-- I do not want a client that crashes. Home Page almolst never crashes and is very fast and reliable.
5. Cheap--Home Page cost under $100 in its day, and that is about how much I am looking to spend.
These are the basics. Please when you recommend a client, please dont forget to read what I am looking for, before you make a recommendation. Thanks..
John

John
iweb can only edit it's own files...if you publish them to a folder that is it...those files can't be reimported into iweb..so the same would be said of any file that made with any kind of editor can't be imported into iweb. it is a handy little program though, you may want to take a look at it again.
I came over to a Mac from Windows in March of this year. I was using a web editing program (WYSIWYG) which I loved....I know a little bit of the html but am not proficient with it and the program did what I wanted it to do. I was comfortable with it...
Anyhow, coming over to the Mac, I haven't been able to find anything similar to it...tried Freeway, Sandvox, Raphidweaver, etc. I don't want an editor (like BBedit) as I honestly like to SEE what I making...I can't visualize code. The only thing that I found that was close to it, is Kompozer. It is a free program. They just updated it and it seems to work much better. You may want to take a look at it and see it that would work for you.
I never used Claris Homepage so I honestly don't know what that one is like.
I think you will never really find the idea program and may have to adjust your expectations.

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