Best PracticesCreating Web Pages in Fireworks Versus Dreamweaver


If you have used Dreamweaver previously or have heard anything about Dreamweaver, you might be wondering why on Earth anyone would create web pages in Fireworks, as opposed to Dreamweaver. Believe me, I used to think the same thing.

That was until I was challenged with developing my first "graphics-heavy" website. Each page on the site had a photograph of a car, and when you rolled over specific areas of the car, various images and text blocks around the site changed. I originally started out in Dreamweaver and developed each individual graphic, but creating the correct table sizes and getting the images to match up perfectly in Dreamweaver was extremely time consuming. Then a colleague showed me how to use the slice tools in Fireworks, and I realized that in minutes I could accomplish in Fireworks what I had spent hours doing in Dreamweaver.

Now when the development of a site involves a lot of graphic manipulation and JavaScript rollovers, I seriously consider whether it would be better to first lay out the site in Fireworks and then move into Dreamweaver. Sometimes it is...sometimes it isn't. In the end, it will be a decision you will have to make, but knowing what Fireworks can do should aid you in your decision.



Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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