Agreed, alot of html/text editors have code highlighting features and preview features. NoteTab Pro (
www.notetab.com) and I know 1st page 2000 (
http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml) both work great when using windows. Bluefish and several other editors do the same for me while running linux.
When I speak of "coding by hand" I mean creating the code and typing it out..... not letting a machine do it for you after you drag-n-dropped your forms/images/and clickable buttons etc. In theory making it possible for someone to NOT know html and create a webpage. Some examples...
Coding by hand....
Notepad
notetabpro
1st page 200
Coding with WYSWYG editors
Dreamweaver
FrontPage