Adobe Dreamweaver is a web development application originally created by Macromedia and now owned by Adobe Systems, which acquired Macromedia in 2005.
Dreamweaver is available for both Mac and Windows operating systems. Recent versions have incorporated support for web technologies such as CSS, JavaScript, and various server-side scripting languages and frameworks including ASP.NET, ColdFusion, JavaServer Pages, and PHP.
Dreamweaver is available for both Mac and Windows operating systems. Recent versions have incorporated support for web technologies such as CSS, JavaScript, and various server-side scripting languages and frameworks including ASP.NET, ColdFusion, JavaServer Pages, and PHP.
Features
As a WYSIWYG Presto-based editor, Dreamweaver can hide the details of pages' HTML code from the user, making it possible for non-coders to create web pages and sites. A professional criticism of this approach is that it produces HTML pages whose file size and amount of HTML code is much larger than they should be, which can cause web browsers to perform poorly. This can be particularly true because the application makes it very easy to create table-based layouts. In addition, some web site developers have criticized Dreamweaver in the past for producing code that often does not comply with W3C standards, though this has improved considerably in recent versions. Dreamweaver 8.0 (the version prior to the recently released 9.0 within CS3) performed poorly on the Acid2 Test, developed by the Web Standards Project. However, Macromedia has increased the support for CSS and other ways to lay out a page without tables in later versions of the application, with the ability to convert tables to layers and vice versa. Dreamweaver allows users to preview websites in many browsers, provided that they are installed on their computer. It also has some site management tools, such as the ability to find and replace lines of text or code by whatever parameters specified across the entire site, and a templatization feature for creating multiple pages with similar structures. The behaviors panel also enables use of basic JavaScript without any coding knowledge.
Dreamweaver can use "Extensions" - small programs, which any web developer can write (usually in HTML and JavaScript). Extensions provide added functionality to the software for whoever wants to download and install them. Dreamweaver is supported by a large community of extension developers who make extensions available (both commercial and free) for most web development tasks from simple rollover effects to full-featured shopping carts.
Like other HTML editors, Dreamweaver edits files locally, then uploads all edited files to the remote web server using FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV.
Syntax highlighting
As of version 6, Dreamweaver supports syntax highlighting for the following languages out of the box:
ActionScript
Active Server Pages (ASP)
ASP.NET
C#
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
ColdFusion
EDML
Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT)
Java
JavaScript
JavaServer Pages (JSP)
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
Visual Basic (VB)
Visual Basic Script Edition (VBScript)
Wireless Markup Language (WML)
It is also possible to add your own language syntax highlighting to its repertoire.
In addition, code completion is available for many of these languages.
Version history
Dreamweaver 1.0 (Released December 1997)
Dreamweaver 1.2 (Followed in March 1998)
Dreamweaver 2.0 (Released December 1998)
Dreamweaver 3.0 (Released December 1999)
Dreamweaver UltraDev 1.0 (Released June 2000)
Dreamweaver 4.0 (Released December 2000)
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.0 (Released December 2000)
Dreamweaver MX (Released May 29, 2002. Version 6.0)
Dreamweaver MX 2004 (Released September 10, 2003. Version 7.0)
Dreamweaver 8 (Released September 13, 2005)
Dreamweaver CS3 (Released April 16, 2007. Version 9.0)
Internationalization and localization
Language Availability
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 is available in the following languages: Arabic (Middle Eastern version), Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew (Middle Eastern version), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
Adobe Dreamweaver Middle Eastern language versions available from WinSoft[1].
Specific Features for Arabic and Hebrew languages
Dreamweaver Middle Eastern versions allow typing Arabic or Hebrew text (written from right to left) within the code view. Whether the text is fully Middle Eastern (written from right to left) or includes both English and Middle Eastern text (written left to right and right to left), it will be displayed properly in the browser.The Middle Eastern versions are also available for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe InCopy and for Adobe Creative Suite (Design Standard, Design Premium, Web Premium).
As a WYSIWYG Presto-based editor, Dreamweaver can hide the details of pages' HTML code from the user, making it possible for non-coders to create web pages and sites. A professional criticism of this approach is that it produces HTML pages whose file size and amount of HTML code is much larger than they should be, which can cause web browsers to perform poorly. This can be particularly true because the application makes it very easy to create table-based layouts. In addition, some web site developers have criticized Dreamweaver in the past for producing code that often does not comply with W3C standards, though this has improved considerably in recent versions. Dreamweaver 8.0 (the version prior to the recently released 9.0 within CS3) performed poorly on the Acid2 Test, developed by the Web Standards Project. However, Macromedia has increased the support for CSS and other ways to lay out a page without tables in later versions of the application, with the ability to convert tables to layers and vice versa. Dreamweaver allows users to preview websites in many browsers, provided that they are installed on their computer. It also has some site management tools, such as the ability to find and replace lines of text or code by whatever parameters specified across the entire site, and a templatization feature for creating multiple pages with similar structures. The behaviors panel also enables use of basic JavaScript without any coding knowledge.
Dreamweaver can use "Extensions" - small programs, which any web developer can write (usually in HTML and JavaScript). Extensions provide added functionality to the software for whoever wants to download and install them. Dreamweaver is supported by a large community of extension developers who make extensions available (both commercial and free) for most web development tasks from simple rollover effects to full-featured shopping carts.
Like other HTML editors, Dreamweaver edits files locally, then uploads all edited files to the remote web server using FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV.
Syntax highlighting
As of version 6, Dreamweaver supports syntax highlighting for the following languages out of the box:
ActionScript
Active Server Pages (ASP)
ASP.NET
C#
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
ColdFusion
EDML
Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT)
Java
JavaScript
JavaServer Pages (JSP)
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
Visual Basic (VB)
Visual Basic Script Edition (VBScript)
Wireless Markup Language (WML)
It is also possible to add your own language syntax highlighting to its repertoire.
In addition, code completion is available for many of these languages.
Version history
Dreamweaver 1.0 (Released December 1997)
Dreamweaver 1.2 (Followed in March 1998)
Dreamweaver 2.0 (Released December 1998)
Dreamweaver 3.0 (Released December 1999)
Dreamweaver UltraDev 1.0 (Released June 2000)
Dreamweaver 4.0 (Released December 2000)
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.0 (Released December 2000)
Dreamweaver MX (Released May 29, 2002. Version 6.0)
Dreamweaver MX 2004 (Released September 10, 2003. Version 7.0)
Dreamweaver 8 (Released September 13, 2005)
Dreamweaver CS3 (Released April 16, 2007. Version 9.0)
Internationalization and localization
Language Availability
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 is available in the following languages: Arabic (Middle Eastern version), Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew (Middle Eastern version), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
Adobe Dreamweaver Middle Eastern language versions available from WinSoft[1].
Specific Features for Arabic and Hebrew languages
Dreamweaver Middle Eastern versions allow typing Arabic or Hebrew text (written from right to left) within the code view. Whether the text is fully Middle Eastern (written from right to left) or includes both English and Middle Eastern text (written left to right and right to left), it will be displayed properly in the browser.The Middle Eastern versions are also available for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe InCopy and for Adobe Creative Suite (Design Standard, Design Premium, Web Premium).
You can see some good tutorial in this web site: http://www.entheosweb.com/dreamweaver/default.asp
Dreamweaver TipsTips on tables, forms, CSS Styles, behaviors more.Dreamweaver Behaviors Use the Dreamweaver behaviors panel to add interactivity to your site.
Jump Menus Use jump menus to create a drop-down menu with links.
LayersWhat are layers? Learn how to create them.
Dreamweaver Web Photo AlbumLearn how to create a picture gallery in Dreamweaver.
Using Templates in DreamweaverLearn how to create a template in Dreamweaver.
Making your site Live! Learn how to upload your files to a remote server and make your site live.
Flash Text RolloverHow to insert flash text rollover in Dreamweaver?
CSS Text RolloversLearn how to create CSS text rollovers.
Anchors and MailtoWhat are anchors? How to create mailto links? Click here.
Define a Site in Dreamweaver How to create a site in Dreamweaver
Pop-Up WindowsLearn how to create small pop-up windows for ads or news!
Play SoundPlay sound, music on Rollover, on Click or on Page Load.
Show Hide Layers Learn how to hide and view layers.
Dreamweaver Image MapsLearn how to link to different pages from the same image.
Server Side IncludesLearn about server side includes and how do you use them.
Dreamweaver Form TipsTips on customizing input boxes, list menus, submit buttons.
CSS Styles Tutorial Learn about CSS Styles and cool tips on tricks!
Links without the UnderlineLearn how to create links without an underline using CSS styles.
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