dreamweaver MX?
Hey guys.
I'm currently running Dreamweaver 4 on my windows box here and I'm thinking of upgrading to MX. Since most of my design work is now CSS and XHTML based I was wondering if MX displays CSS based layouts better than version 4 and has better support for XHTML.
I'm just wondering if its really worth forking out the extra cash for the new version if its just going to make things look mucky like it does at the moment!
If anyones got any expericence with MX and knows how well it supports these things, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know.
Thanks!
Andy
Andy
ShaneS posted this at 20:20 — 14th August 2003.
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well it going to depend. Since I wan't a fan of 4, and used it virtually never, it is hard for me to reference the 2.
However, MX does one thing you will love or hate, but can always remove, and that is puts alot more in your face at your fingure tips.
Im not overly thrilled with its way of managing CSS but it is decent. XHTML has been enhanced in the version.
As far as displaying the sites in the editor itself, hard for me to say it has been enhanced.
The best features in MX have got to be code support, the HomeSite syntax coloring, code cleanup, etc.
MX kinda is like Dreamweaver 4, HomeSite 5, some tools, and an expanded liabrary of things on one package now. All generally without the stupid clutter of the crappy program we call Front Page (it was good once though).
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The Webmistress posted this at 07:00 — 15th August 2003.
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I haven't used it for the purposes you are talking about but I think it is much improved on v4 and well worth the money to upgrade, I'm glad I did.
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zollet posted this at 07:53 — 15th August 2003.
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Why don't you just download the trial version and try it out? That way you can compare the two for yourself and purchase a copy of MX if you like it more than 4.
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andy206uk posted this at 08:10 — 15th August 2003.
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good thinking bat man!
bstrawse posted this at 00:18 — 23rd August 2003.
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We're using Dreamweaver MX on a Mac G4 Desktop with great success - it's a great upgrade from v4 - you won't be disappointed.
Bryan
m3rajk posted this at 18:32 — 23rd August 2003.
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if you still haven't paid for it, and you know flash and the other things so you don't need it's ability to write those for you, then you might wanna look at emacs and xemacs.
i prefer them to everything else. then again, they're programming editors that were adapted by users who send in modules to work with scripting and markup languages as well.
they are QUITE versatile. they have the gnu compiler collection (gcc) embedded and since they are programming editors, they don't add anything to your code like front page, dreamweaver, and everything else i've seen whether it's free or not, does.
(emacs: http://www.gnu.org )
(xemacs: http://www.xemacs.com )
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