used it.. and i like it allot better than version 7.. they seemed to step back a bit from the use of css like in version 7 everything you did in it went to a css sheet. also the…

Those big pages you're doing, does it take longer in version 8 to load them than version 7? Or about the same slow speed?

same speed i think i cant tell... i just hate that it takes about 45 secs to build the design view. it once crashed when it was doing it... Have you downloaded the trial? give tha…

As I use php for layout ( I'll put the names of the menu items in an array and use css to weave the magic ) design view doesn't work for me, I need to ftp up to a server and then v…

Oops, double post

i dont think there is a way to view php live... just got to live with it. i only use it for my html which i do allot of on one site

Quote: Originally Posted by skalie As I use php for layout ( I'll put the names of the menu items in an array and use css to weave the magic ) design view doesn't work for me, I…

Quote: Originally Posted by Phil Sherry It's called Apache and it lives on your machine. Just setup the remote host to be your local webserver and make sure PHP is enabled. …

No it cannot. You need to use a browser engine DW can only display layout. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Does anyone get an error when creating a Photo Album . . . . i've entered everything correctly and I just keep getting an error with no explanation why . . . . anyone know what i c…

I would get rid of DW entirely and learn how to hand-code if I were you. I bit more learning at the beginning, a lot less frustration and greater standards compliance for the rest …

Quote: Originally Posted by skalie .................can Dreamweaver use the localhost/webserver in preview mode? it can in "live mode" but it looks terrible, at least DW 7 …

Quote: Originally Posted by selowitch I would get rid of DW entirely and learn how to hand-code if I were you. I bit more learning at the beginning, a lot less frustration and g…

Hand coding is the only way to go - except! There are some things that are just easier and nicer to do with a visual editor. CSS editing with preview. Just like when I develop my s…

does anyone know of any night classes in Socal to learn this stuff? I'm more of a learn by watching kind of person than reading from a book kind of person . . . .

I haven't used the latest version of Dreamweaver, but I'd suggest not buying it. Google gives higher page ranks to pages that are properly coded, it is better to code to web stand…

Quote: Originally Posted by besson3c I haven't used the latest version of Dreamweaver, but I'd suggest not buying it. Google gives higher page ranks to pages that are properly …

Quote: Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - I had no problems with my latest page at all. It validates as XHTML-strict 1.0 and I didn't have to do any manual tweaking. Once agai…

Quote: Originally Posted by jay3ld used it.. and i like it allot better than version 7.. they seemed to step back a bit from the use of css like in version 7 everything you di…

yea sooner or later the page displays. it even does this in a php page i have that is 10,000 lines! when im viewing it in code. yet. textedit displays it just fine... i think dre…

Quote: Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - I had no problems with my latest page at all. It validates as XHTML-strict 1.0 and I didn't have to do any manual tweaking. Once agai…

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainHaddock 2. Does Dreamweaver fix all the myriad IE bugs that crop up, like float margin bugs and box model problems? I spend 30% of my develop…

Quote: Originally Posted by jay3ld yea sooner or later the page displays. it even does this in a php page i have that is 10,000 lines! when im viewing it in code. yet. textedit…

your right it does do that. but mine goes all the way to 2359 before doing this

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainHaddock Two questions: 1. Is Dreamweaver producing standards-compliant xhtml pages using proper div layouts and semantic mark-up, or is it ch…