Inside Dreamweaver MX (Inside (New Riders))

ISBN: 073571181X
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2005
Pages: 49

Authors: Laura Gutman, Patty J. Ayers, Donald S. Booth

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Inside Dreamweaver MX
Copyright
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
What (and Whom) This Book Is For
How This Book Is Organized
How to Use This Book
What to Take Away from This Book
Part I: Web Page Construction with Dreamweaver
Chapter 1. What s New with Dreamweaver MX?
Improved Interface
Page Design
Site Design
DHTML and Multimedia
Code Editing
XMLXHTML Support
Dynamic Data
Summary
Chapter 2. Setting Up the Dreamweaver Workspace
How Dreamweaver Thinks
The New Dreamweaver Workspaces
Touring the Dreamweaver Interface
Getting Help
Summary
Chapter 3. Creating and Working with Documents
Creating New Documents
Workflow in Dreamweaver
Importing Pages from Other Sources
Dealing with Browsers
Summary
Chapter 4. Working with Text
HTML and CSS
Typing, CopyingPasting, and Importing Text intoDreamweaver
Formatting Text with the Property Inspector
Text Formatting with the Dreamweaver HTML StylesFeature
Special Characters
Using Images as Text
Working with Dynamic Text Elements
Summary
Chapter 5. Working with Images
Images and the Web
Designing with Images
Interview: Marion Kaltenschnee
Special Uses for Images
Working with Dynamic Images
Editing Images: Working with External Editors
Summary
Chapter 6. Links and Navigation
How Links Work in the Browser
Basic Link Creation in Dreamweaver
Dynamic Links
Email Links
Named Anchors
Image Maps
Jump Menus
Rollovers
Navigation Bars
Summary
Chapter 7. Utilizing Head Content
How Head Content Works
Interview: Lisa Tannenbaum
Working with Head Content in Dreamweaver
Working with
Dynamic Tables
Working with Other Head Content
Summary
Part II: Designing with Dreamweaver
Chapter 8. Design Issues
Usability
Navigation and Site Structure Design
Methods of Page Layout
Interview: Corey Eiges
Page Composition Issues
Use of Color
Summary
Chapter 9. Building Tables
HTML Tables: Only for Tabular Data?
Working with Tables in Dreamweaver
Tables and Page Layout: If You Can t Beat Em, Join Em
Summary
Chapter 10. Using Dreamweaver s Page Layout Aids
Viewing Aids
Layout View
The Convert Layers to Table Command
Summary
Chapter 11. Working with Forms
How Forms Work in the Browser
Creating Forms in Dreamweaver
Behaviors and Forms
Strategies for Working with Forms
Dynamic Data and Forms
Taking Forms Further
Interview: Adrian Senior
Server-Side Scripts for Processing Forms
Summary
Chapter 12. Designing Frame-Based Pages
Frame Basics
Interview: Murray Summers
Building Framesets in Dreamweaver
Working with Frames
Setting Attributes
Linking and Targeting
Working with
Summary
Chapter 13. Using Cascading Style Sheets
What Are Cascading Style Sheets?
Styles, Style Sheets, and Where They re Kept
Creating Cascading Style Sheets in Dreamweaver
Interview: Nick Bradbury
Working with Redefined HTML Tags
Working with Custom Classes
CSS Selectors
Combining Style Sheets
Summary
Chapter 14. Using Layers for Page Layout
Layers: The Basics
Working with Layers in Dreamweaver
Clip
Taking Dreamweaver Layers Further
Interview: M. Kosloff
Summary
Part III: Interactivity, DHTML, and Multimedia
Chapter 15. Multimedia Issues
What Is Multimedia?
Designing with Multimedia
The Big Picture
Summary
Chapter 16. Getting Interactive with Behaviors
Behaviors and JavaScript
Working with Behaviors in Dreamweaver
Behaviors and Dynamic Data
Some Useful Behaviors
Working Sneakily with Behaviors
Summary
Chapter 17. Controlling Layers with JavaScript
Dynamic HTML: Layers and Scripting in the Browser
Controlling Layer Visibility
Controlling Layer Contents
Dragging and Dropping Layers
Controlling Other Layer Properties
Summary
Chapter 18. Animating Layers
How JavaScript Animation Works
The Timeline Interface
Animating Layers
Animating Images
Timelines and Behaviors
Working with Multiple Timelines
Summary
Chapter 19. Plugins, ActiveX, and Java
Extending the Browser with Plugins and ActiveX
Extending the Browser with Java
Summary
Chapter 20. Building Web Pages with Flash
What Is Flash?
Working with Flash in Dreamweaver
Interview: Jennifer Bennett
Working with Full-Screen Flash Pages
Flash and JavaScript
Flash Text and Flash Buttons
Summary
Part IV: Site Management with Dreamweaver
Chapter 21. Development Issues: Planning Your Site
What Do You Want to Do?
Who Is Going to Visit Your Site?
What Are They Going to See?
Other Considerations
Organizing Your Files
Interview: Angela C. Buraglia
Choosing a Web Host
Summary
Chapter 22. Local Site Management
How Dreamweaver Handles Local Sites
Defining a Local Site
Working in the Site Panel
File and Link Management Within a Site
Assets Management with the Assets Panel
Summary
Chapter 23. Site Publishing and Maintenance
How Dreamweaver Works with Remote Sites
Defining a Remote Site in Dreamweaver
Working with a Remote Site
Keeping Local and Remote Sites Synchronized
Summary
Chapter 24. Workplace Collaboration
Challenges of Working in a Design Team
Using Design Notes for Improved Workflow
Version Control
Creating Project Workflow Reports
Summary
Chapter 25. Templates and Libraries
Dreamweaver Site-Wide Content Tools
Working with Templates
Working with Library Items
Interview: Becky Tench
Strategies for Working with Templates and LibraryItems
Summary
Part V: Dreamweaver and Dynamic Data
Chapter 26. Introduction to Dynamic Dreamweaver
Dynamic Web Sites and How They Work
Getting Started with Dynamic Development
Dynamic Development Tools in Dreamweaver MX
Summary
Chapter 27. Building a Basic ASP Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work with ASP
Setting Up an ASP Site in Dreamweaver
Setting Up a Database Connection
Displaying Dynamic Data
Summary
Chapter 28. Building a Basic ASP.NET Site
Setting Up a Workstation for ASP.NET
Setting Up an ASP.NET Site in Dreamweaver
Displaying Dynamic Data Using ASP.NET
Summary
Chapter 29. Building a Basic ColdFusion Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work With ColdFusion
Setting Up a ColdFusion Site in Dreamweaver
Setting Up a Database Connection
Displaying Dynamic Data Using ColdFusion
Summary
Chapter 30. Building a Basic PHP Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work with PHP
Setting Up a PHP Site in Dreamweaver
Setting Up a Database Connection
Displaying Dynamic Data
Summary
Chapter 31. Building a Basic JSP Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work with JSP
Setting Up a JSP Site in Dreamweaver
Interview: Harlow Pinson
Setting Up a Database Connection
Displaying Dynamic Data
Summary
Part VI: Dreamweaver Under the Hood
Chapter 32. Technical Issues
Markup Languages
Scripting Languages
Summary
Chapter 33. Writing Code in Dreamweaver
Using Dreamweaver as a Text Editor
Linking to External Text Editors
Tag Libraries and the Tag Library Editor
Advanced Search and Replace
Editing Non-HTML Markup with Dreamweaver
Writing JavaScript in Dreamweaver
Summary
Chapter 34. Customizing Dreamweaver
Setting Preferences
Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts
Automating Tasks with Custom Commands
Summary
Chapter 35. Working with Extensions
How Dreamweaver Is Configured
Working with the Configuration Folder
Installing and Using Extensions
Summary
Chapter 36. Creating Extensions
Before Getting Started
The Dreamweaver API
Creating Object Extensions
Creating Command Extensions
Packaging Your Extensions
Summary
Part VII: Appendixes
Appendix A. Using Dreamweaver and Fireworks Together
Launching Fireworks from Within Dreamweaver
Optimizing Fireworks Images or Animations in Dreamweaver
Placeholders
Appendix B. Online Resources for Dreamweaver Web Developers
The Macromedia Online Forums
Resources on the Web
Appendix C. Introduction to MySQL
What Is MySQL?
Setting Up MySQL (Windows)
Setting Up MySQL (Mac OS X)
Getting Around in MySQL
Resources and Further Reading
Appendix D. What s on the CD-ROM
System Requirements
Loading the CD Files
The Exercise Files