Dreamweaver Mx 2004

Dreamweaver Mx 2004 Download

Dreamweaver MX 2004 claims to support creating pure CSS layouts. No more funky tables or weird bump gifs. Along with the other new features in this latest release. We installed the Windows version of Dreamweaver MX 2004, which was snappy, other than having to activate the product by Internet or by phone. Stuffed with.

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I've been a Dreamweaver user since 1997 and have faithfully upgraded to each new version upon release. When I heard about Dreamweaver MX 2004, however, I was a bit skeptical. After all, Dreamweaver MX, released in May of 2002, does everything I need it to do. So is really worth the upgrade? After spending the past few weeks working with it, I can say that the answer is 'yes.' Especially if you work with (or plan to work with) layouts driven by Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Improved CSS support The biggest improvements in Dreamweaver MX 2004 are in the support of Cascading Style Sheets. While previous versions of Dreamweaver allowed you to work with CSS, it wasn't as tightly integrated as it is in MX 2004. The new Style drop-down box in the Property Inspector allows you to preview and select all available styles from a given CSS file. This really saves a lot of time, especially when working with style sheets that you didn't create. As you can see in Figure A, the Style menu displays the attributes of the style. This lets you find styles by appearance instead of by name only. For example, if a style is supposed to display blue, underlined text, then the style name will appear in the Style menu as blue, underlined text.

Figure C CSS Code Hints The CSS Rule Inspector is a new component within the Tag Inspector that lets you see which CSS rules apply to the current selection. For example, in Figure D, I've selected the text 'Contact me:' in the Code window. Notice that in the Tag Inspector to the right, there is a list of all CSS rules that apply to the text 'Contact me.' The 'heading' class is selected in the Tag Inspector, and you can see the list of rules for that class. This CSS Rule Inspector is especially helpful when you're working with a style sheet that was created by someone else or when you're troubleshooting a CSS problem within your HTML code. Figure D CSS Rule Inspector Features galore In addition to the CSS enhancements, there is a nice mix of brand-new features and feature enhancements in Dreamweaver MX 2004.

These are some of my favorites:. Improved cross-browser validation—MX 2004 can automatically check your files for cross-browser compatibility issues. You specify which browsers to target and MX 2004 will make sure that you're not using any tags or CSS rules that those browsers don't support.

In addition to a 'Results' window, MX 2004 also uses a red underline to highlight offending code in Code view. Integrated image editing—MX 2004 includes a built-in Fireworks-based image editor that lets you crop, resize, and make other minor tweaks without leaving the Dreamweaver interface. It won't replace your regular graphics problem, but it is nice to have when you need to make small changes to a few images. Secure FTP support—You can use the new Secure FTP to fully encrypt all file transfers and prevent unauthorized access to data files, usernames, and passwords.

Improved 'Find' and 'Replace' options – Enhanced find and replace features include keyboard navigation, more search options, and the ability to save searches. New Start page—A new Start screen, which is displayed when you start Dreamweaver or when no file is open, gives you quick access to recently used files, help, and tutorials.

More reference content—MX 2004's Reference panel, which is available by selecting Window Reference, includes updated O'Reilly content for SQL, ASP.NET, and PHP. Continued support for W3C standards—Unlike some HTML editors that add proprietary tags or other unnecessary code to their markup, Dreamweaver MX 2004 continues to embrace W3C standards by generating clean, valid markup. While the biggest bang for the buck in MX 2004 comes from the improved support for Cascading Styles Sheets, there are plenty of other enhancements that make it worth the $399 standalone and $199 upgrade price.

As you can see in Figure A, the Style menu displays the attributes of the style. This lets you find styles by appearance instead of by name only. For example, if a style is supposed to display blue, underlined text, then the style name will appear in the Style menu as blue, underlined text. Figure C CSS Code Hints The CSS Rule Inspector is a new component within the Tag Inspector that lets you see which CSS rules apply to the current selection.

For example, in Figure D, I've selected the text 'Contact me:' in the Code window. Notice that in the Tag Inspector to the right, there is a list of all CSS rules that apply to the text 'Contact me.' The 'heading' class is selected in the Tag Inspector, and you can see the list of rules for that class. This CSS Rule Inspector is especially helpful when you're working with a style sheet that was created by someone else or when you're troubleshooting a CSS problem within your HTML code. Figure D CSS Rule Inspector Features galore In addition to the CSS enhancements, there is a nice mix of brand-new features and feature enhancements in Dreamweaver MX 2004. These are some of my favorites:. Improved cross-browser validation—MX 2004 can automatically check your files for cross-browser compatibility issues.

You specify which browsers to target and MX 2004 will make sure that you're not using any tags or CSS rules that those browsers don't support. In addition to a 'Results' window, MX 2004 also uses a red underline to highlight offending code in Code view. Integrated image editing—MX 2004 includes a built-in Fireworks-based image editor that lets you crop, resize, and make other minor tweaks without leaving the Dreamweaver interface. It won't replace your regular graphics problem, but it is nice to have when you need to make small changes to a few images.

Secure FTP support—You can use the new Secure FTP to fully encrypt all file transfers and prevent unauthorized access to data files, usernames, and passwords. Improved 'Find' and 'Replace' options – Enhanced find and replace features include keyboard navigation, more search options, and the ability to save searches. New Start page—A new Start screen, which is displayed when you start Dreamweaver or when no file is open, gives you quick access to recently used files, help, and tutorials. More reference content—MX 2004's Reference panel, which is available by selecting Window Reference, includes updated O'Reilly content for SQL, ASP.NET, and PHP.

Dreamweaver Mx 2004 Download

Continued support for W3C standards—Unlike some HTML editors that add proprietary tags or other unnecessary code to their markup, Dreamweaver MX 2004 continues to embrace W3C standards by generating clean, valid markup. While the biggest bang for the buck in MX 2004 comes from the improved support for Cascading Styles Sheets, there are plenty of other enhancements that make it worth the $399 standalone and $199 upgrade price. Related Topics.