Make a nice looking asp.net page?

Does anyone know how to make an asp.net webpage that actually looks good?
I'm looking at visual studio, and it just seems like there's not much you can do to make something look good... any thoughts?no offence like, but isn't that like asking "How do you make a HTML page look good?" :confused:
heh well, ya know, when I'm looking at the thing, I always end up with really boring web pages that just have white backgrounds.
Do you use visual studio yourself for doing asp.net pages?

I mean, I was designing an online webshop there a little while ago. And it was so awkward to use visual studio to display the details and all the rest, so I did it all manually from the code behind...
That's how I've been doing it so far. Create the style sheet, and type out all the HTML you need.

I was just about to post a question, as to whether there's actually an HTML Editor Toolbar in VS.NET...

(And I'll post anyways)
I always use Dreamweaver MX for my page layouts. Visual Studio is terrible for front end development.

Just add the page to your project and VS will create the code behind for you.
I agree, VS isn't a front end design tool for asp.net yet. It lacks any styling, so you end up doing things by hand. What I do is find a template somewhere out on the net. Paste it in and start chopping it up in different sections to make usercontrols. Once that is done, I have a template page that I copy and paste to each new page I add. It sucks, and I can't wait till VS 2005 because they have Master Pages.
Originally posted by hellswraith
they have Master Pages.

I haven't heard of this. Can you explain the concept of Master Pages to me? (Although I do have an inkling as to what it might be, judging from the name)
Try this :

http://www.asp.net/whidbey/misc/chap5.pdf
You're pretty smart, for a bede.
I just tried adding [Resolved] to the thread title. :blush:
Try this Frog
[Resolved]
Anyone use Dreamweaver with ASP.NET?
Is it possible?
There is supposed to be...
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/dotnet.html
Originally posted by plenderj
Does anyone know how to make an asp.net webpage that actually looks good?
I'm looking at visual studio, and it just seems like there's not much you can do to make something look good... any thoughts?

Visual Studio is more then enough to create something like this.

Here is the aspx page from my application and it was done in VS.NET

http://tagfleet.theaircraftgroup.com
Serge
I am looking at your site on a tablet pc in portrait mode, you have to scroll to much (side to side). It isn't like the tablet is small or anything, it is a 14 inch. Just thought you would want to know about it.
Yes I know. This "specific" application is best viewed with resolution 1024x768. I just wanted to point out that VS.NET is sufficient enough to do what plenderj wants. :)
Originally posted by hellswraith
Anyone use Dreamweaver with ASP.NET?

Being a former asp guy accustomed to using Dreamweaver I made the mistake of using it for my first asp.net project.

It was a nightmare. No intelisense, crappy inline coding and if you ever attempted to use one of their "Behaviours" it stuck wierd xml tags all over the place.

Horrible :mad:
Originally posted by venerable bede
Being a former asp guy accustomed to using Dreamweaver I made the mistake of using it for my first asp.net project.

It was a nightmare. No intelisense, crappy inline coding and if you ever attempted to use one of their "Behaviours" it stuck wierd xml tags all over the place.

Horrible :mad:

I'm working on a ASP.net project now. It was designed by another guy using DreamWeaver and VS 2003. It is a nightmare for me maintain the codes.
If he used VS 2003 for the coding you should be OK but if he generated the code using the "Behaviours" or wizards then God Bless You My Son.

You're in trouble.

;)
Is the consensus here to hand code your HTML?

Has anyone used Front Page or Info Path with VS 2003...and lived?