Does Anyone Have Any Tips For Using DreamWeaver MX to Create Web-Sites?

omnicorp

Does Anyone Have Any Tips For Using DreamWeaver MX to Create Web-Sites?
I am Currently trying to make awebsite and am finding dreamWeaver anoyyingly Finicky.
Any tips?

Thanks

maxheadroom

omnicorp wrote:

Any tips?

Yes. Firstly, ask web design questions on the goddamn web design board like you've been advised before.

Secondly, STFW. There's tons of websites out there giving you exactly what you're looking for. Seriously.

If you have trouble understanding why you got this answer look here

ShiverinEskimo

Wo, he got told.

My only advice is don't use it if you know code. It puts too much gunk in.

If you do know code, use textpad. straight forward.

Oh and use the webdesign board in future. will prevent getting told off like a 2 year old.
I learned that the hard way too...

omnicorp

So I could spend hours whittling away my life writing HTML when I could just as easily spend a few minutes?
Makes sense.

ZENER

This may help !

ZEN

omnicorp

thats insulting.
oin know duumi

ZENER

thanks, it did

Glad to hear it ! Most people take offence when I suggest these books ! Sometimes it's meant too !

ZEN

RobertFoster

it helps if you already know HTML so you can tweak it to your liking.

mneylon

omnicorp wrote:

thats insulting.
oin know duumi

Have you even looked at what that book covers?

omnicorp

RobertFoster wrote:

it helps if you already know HTML so you can tweak it to your liking.

I know basic HTML code.
ie, I know how to make a basic site but anything spectacular with notepad and HTML

kaimera

DW isn't that fickle tbh. using it for our current project in college and I've never used the damn thing before a few weeks ago but tis easy when you get into it.

use some of the templates and then twaek the design to your liking

omnicorp

it is easy, I got the 30 day trial and it is easy to use but I find that it creates new paragraphs every time you skip a line. V. annoying

mneylon

omnicorp wrote:

it is easy, I got the 30 day trial and it is easy to use but I find that it creates new paragraphs every time you skip a line. V. annoying

If you had read any of the documentation you'd know how to get around that...

omnicorp

Well, I obviously don't, so how do I get round that?

The Muppet

omnicorp wrote:

it is easy, I got the 30 day trial and it is easy to use but I find that it creates new paragraphs every time you skip a line. V. annoying

In the property Inspector under format select none or in code view mode chance the paragraph tags <p> to Breaklines <br>

omnicorp

thanks.
whats the "Amp to Pam" campaign?

The Muppet

omnicorp wrote:

thanks.
whats the "Amp to Pam" campaign?

Glad to be able to help .

You can read all about Amp to Pam .HERE

Fionn

try the help system with dream weaver and the have tutorials on their site too......
and please take this as constructive criticism
I think your main problem is overcoming your laziness
or else pay someone to build your site, you don't seem to have enough interest to research building it yourself

mneylon

I think you need to read this

Johnny_the_fox

omnicorp wrote:

it is easy, I got the 30 day trial and it is easy to use but I find that it creates new paragraphs every time you skip a line. V. annoying

surely those 30-days are up now :eek:


as people have already pointed out -> here

Prior Of Taize

Just use the in built tutorial with Dreamweaver...duh...

omnicorp

Fionn wrote:

try the help system with dream weaver and the have tutorials on their site too......
and please take this as constructive criticism
I think your main problem is overcoming your laziness
or else pay someone to build your site, you don't seem to have enough interest to research building it yourself

I just have other things to do rather than spend hours in front of a PC screen.
School, for instance...