Dream Weaver

[Kevin Scholl]

Hmmm... I used to use Homesite 4.n which had an edit mode, browse mode and
"design mode." Although, the design mode was only a view mode with table
borders turned on, etc. It wasn't a design mode at all. Are you suggesting
that by tweaking some preferences, I can use DW in the same way? IOW, I
can manually edit and peak at the basic design without changing any of my
own coding?

Indeed. The Preferences in DW really offer a lot of options to tweak how
it generates code and operates in general. It's possible to completely
shut off auto-formatting if you so desire (so that DW does absolutely
nothing to raw code), though the better option, IMO, is to set it upto
mimic as you'd code.

I tend to spend the majority of my time in code view, with occasional
checks in design view (never, ever Layout mode). As I mentioned, I set
it up to best mimic how I'd hand code, then liberally use the Apply
Source Formatting command as I work. This will help align blocks of code
and start/end tags to keep everything neat.

The important thing to remember, though, is that Dreamweaver, and indeed
any other generator, are tools. And like any tool, they are only as good
as the operator and his/her knowledge.

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[Nowhere]

Do I alter the code from view source? There are a lot of good ones!

 

[David Segall]

That's a good site! Can you just download one, and make your own
adjustments?

You can, but I think it is only fair to include a credit on your new
site to both OSWD and the designer of the web site you chose. The
designer also deserves an email that includes your site's URL in case
he wants to use it to promote himself.

 

[Nowhere]

You can, but I think it is only fair to include a credit on your new
site to both OSWD and the designer of the web site you chose. The
designer also deserves an email that includes your site's URL in case
he wants to use it to promote himself.

If I use one, I will. Thanks.