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Time to upgrade!?! - 3/20/2008 14:15:30
I've been using Macromedia Dreamweaver version 4 for about 6 years and feel its time to upgrade!! Does anyone know if I'd have to buy a complete new software or would I be able to buy an upgrade, considering its now adobe?!? Also do other users consider it worthwhile to upgrade? Many thanks in advance for any advice.
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RE: Time to upgrade!?! - 4/8/2008 20:52:57
my dear caped lady!
Flash is never too much to spend! It is to websites what websites were to the internet.
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RE: Time to upgrade!?! - 4/9/2008 10:56:48
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my dear caped lady!
Flash is never too much to spend! It is to websites what websites were to the internet.
Ha! You're trying to start a fight - you're a naughty, naughty person! 
hahahaha!!! My dear Tail, I was not trying to start a fight. As a matter of fact, no one, even myself noticed one minor thing: the thread was all about Dreamweaver and not Flash!
However...and now that you brought it up. I love CSS's symmetry. I like it. Flash does have a lot of limitations especially with SEO's. There is nothing that compares to it when wanting to design "service sites". Sites that do not really require SEs. Consultation sites, design sites, online training sites, etc. I honestly believe there is a market for Flash provided no false promises are made to the client.
Now, as far as Dreamweaver is concerned, my own 0.02: It is overpriced, overrated and the best way to design a website is by hand coding. Are WYSIWYGs useful? Sure. Do you wamt something that validates, generates decent code and markup language is fine? Do it yourself. I can think of a couple of html/CSS editors that pretty much do what Dreamweaver does for a lot less.
In the long run, I feel websites are like clothing. There will always be people who shop at Wal-Mart and there are those of us who like Pink shirts, Church shoes, Barbour jackets. Class, quality and customization never go out of style.
BTW, I saw a B-17 flying the other day. It was beautiful.
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RE: Time to upgrade!?! - 4/9/2008 11:55:45
"I can think of a couple of html/CSS editors that pretty much do what Dreamweaver does for a lot less. "
well name them then ;)
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RE: Time to upgrade!?! - 4/9/2008 20:36:31
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the best way to design a website is by hand coding
I agree with that, but that is what code view is for XP
I have Dreamweaver and love it, I have yet to touch the WYSIWYG side of it though. I prefer this to straight hand coding with other editors because it guesses at what you are typing, which can speed things up a lot, and eliminates a lot of typos. Also the built in validator and browser compatibility tools come in handy for troubleshooting weird errors. Along with a whole bunch of other little features that save a good few minutes each.
< Message edited by Ryokotsusai -- 4/9/2008 20:50:15 >
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RE: Time to upgrade!?! - 4/10/2008 2:17:06
I use a simple html editor - Araneae currently but I used to use HTML-kit which is a more fully-featured HTML editor which has a load of built-in stuff like FTP programme, HTML tidy and auto-complete (which I hated and was one of the reasons I stopped using it). Oddly, in the end I stopped using HTML kit because all the extra "stuff" was irritating and I didn't use it!
I don't believe (from what I understand) that there's anything wrong with using DW code view - but it just seems like a lot of money to pay out for a HTML editor. If someone gives you a copy - then that's a different matter.
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