Fireworks yes/no ?

Hey guys, I'm not such a hotshot at making site layouts in Photoshop. Is it worth learning Photoshop better? or just sticking with Macromedia Fireworks for making my websites and slicing etc.. ?

I use them both really. I guess it is more of a personal preference. I use them both, as they both have features that the other does not.

As jacob said its a personal thing you have to feel comfortable useing one or both....but they do both have great tool's i prefer photoshop but again personal thing!

True, i wouldn't mind learning Photoshop cause its capable of so much more over Fireworks. However I like to use fireworks cause its just drop dead easy and quick for simple layouts :P.

true but simple won't make you the big bucks in web design. As I said I use them both, and prefer Photoshop, but also use fireworks for certain effects that photoshop can not accomplish.

I'm interested in this question, too. What can Fireworks do, exactly? I've seen it but I can't tell from the description what it is.

In the same vein, what graphics program is good for making vector images, at a reasonable cost?

Fireworks for me I guess is good for making simple web page layouts (what i use it for). I also find it useful for visually designing a site (cause its easy to drag things around etc.). You can take image slices just like how you can in Photoshop along with reducing file sizes (png ->gif).

What most people do, they just manage to download some photoshop version and look up tutorials on how to use it.

Xara Xtreme is an excellent affordable option for Vector.