Advantages of HTML Editors
Conventional HTML editors can make the process of building websites very easy.
Most of the good ones offer features that allow you to click a button to add a line of code to the page.
They also offer built in page previewing and choice of external browsers.
These 2 features alone will save you hours and simplify the process of building and previewing as you build web pages.
Many good conventional editors now offer predesigned templates for starting new pages.
Some include spelling and HTML code checking features.
Since most HTML editors operate the same, we'll demonstrate a few of the features of the popular NoteTab Light, which you'll find in our Free Website Builders Section.
This screenshot shows a typical set up of the NoteTab Light editor. The left column contains a list of common HTML code snippets which were displayed by clicking HTML in the drop down box at the top of the column.
Built In CSS Editor
Most of the best HTML editors now have built in CSS editors.
Many HTML editors gives you instant access to the W3C CSS Validator or include error checking tools. Never publish bad css again.
And you can build your own CSS library.
Built In FTP
Finish your website and if you have your projects set up you can upload your web pages and images right from the editor window.
No more third party tools to worry with.
For more information on getting a free copy of Note Tab Light, Click Here
Recommendation for Linux
For Linux I use Geany for working on CSS and making minor changes. I use Bluefish when I want to make the same change on multiple pages because of its 'Files on Disk' option in its Advanced Find and Replace tool. You can replace large blocks of code with it.