Matt Poyner wrote:
We are getting ready to upgrade to Dreamweaver 8 here and I am wondering
if anyone has had time to work with it much yet?
Does the program do CSS layout by default, or does it mix tables and
css together, or can you choose?
Hi,
I've been using version 8 since the demo was available and have had
pretty good luck with it. Your main question is somewhat difficult to
answer because, although Dreamweaver has a "design view", the markup the
editor generates has always (as far as I know) been left up to the
developer--you can work with any tag you need. Whether you wish to work
with tables or with more semantic markup when appropriate, Dreamweaver
can accommodate you. In the end, though, *you* still have to direct the
markup, CSS, and methodology used. I guess the best answer is: you can
choose the markup and the CSS and mix them any way you like.
The standards and CSS support in version 8 is allot better than previous
versions and the design view handles CSS layouts pretty well. I've still
managed to wreck it with some off the wall stuff, but most of the basic
layout methods I've tested work great. That being said, I still don't
rely on design view for accuracy. All I care about is that it is close
enough for me to get and idea of how things look and that it allows me
to edit copy quickly. I do all of my formal testing in browsers and all
of my markup in code view.
Altogether, I love it.
--
Best regards,
Michael Wilson
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