I'm not sure but I think Dw uses ( was ? ) using the Presto layout engine, the same that works inside Opera browsers. If so, you logicaly cannot rely / trust it to render properly pages cross-browser. But I'm not sure... Someone should confirm this...
Guillaume. > 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. > ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
