Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Killer Tips

by Lowery, Joseph; Buraglia, Angela C.

• ISBN13: 9780735713796
• ISBN10: 0735713790
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: New Riders Press

Summary

With its powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support, Dreamweaver MX 2004 is sure to become your tool of choice for creating and managing Web sites. This book offers the key to all of its magic. Sure, you could wade your way through a thousand-page tome to learn the ins and outs of every Dreamweaver feature, but as a Web developer or designer focused on deadlines, details, and putting across an effective message, what you really need is somebody else to do that work for you: to dig up the time-saving tips and shortcuts that will get you to your destination fast. Lucky for you, authors Joseph Lowery and Angela C. Buraglia have done just that, drawing on their own vast Dreamweaver experience to deliver a book that's nothing but those cool sidebar tips. In the process, they cover all of Dreamweaver MX 2004's new features: built-in image-editing technology that lets you edit your images without leaving Dreamweaver, painless cross-browser development, and more.

Table of Contents

Well-Oiled Machine: Working the Dreamweaver Workspace	3	(24)
Deciding on Workspace	4	(1)
Quick Hyperlinks	5	(1)
More Fonts Please	5	(1)
Come Back, Site Menu, Come Back!	6	(1)
Local Files, Wherefore Art Thou?	6	(1)
Hide-N-Seek Panels	7	(1)
Close'em Down, Joe	8	(1)
Open'em Back up, Moe	8	(1)
Context Menus	9	(1)
Standard Toolbar	9	(1)
Toolbar Sandwich, Yummm!	10	(1)
Time to Play Favorites	11	(1)
Taking Measures	12	(1)
Plotting the Grid	13	(1)
One and Only	14	(1)
My Asset is Your Asset	14	(1)
Zoom Zoom Zoom	15	(1)
Don't Wait For Me, FTP!	15	(1)
Splitting The Files Panel	16	(1)
Locating Files	16	(1)
Bypass Object Dialog Boxes	17	(1)
Next Document Please	17	(1)
Tiling Windows	18	(1)
Files By Date	19	(1)
Maximum Panel Height	19	(1)
Same Shortcuts Get Any Panel You Want!	20	(1)
Skipping From Site to Site	21	(1)
Design on Top	21	(1)
Faster Site Operations	22	(1)
Local Lefty, Remote Righty	23	(1)
Insert Tab a Into Menu b	24	(1)
Instant Browser Checking	24	(1)
Page Property-Palooza	25	(2)
Racehorse Style: CSS Power Pointers	27	(28)
Design Time Style Sheets	28	(1)
@Import Trick	28	(1)
Easy Bake CSS-P	29	(1)
Playing Styles Close to the Vest in Contribute	29	(1)
Double Team'em with CSS Classes	30	(1)
Computer Cloning	31	(1)
Can I See Some Identification Please?	32	(1)
Pssst ... Need a Stylish Hint?	33	(1)
/* Stripper */	33	(1)
Classy But Careful	34	(1)
Rounding the Corners	35	(2)
Business as Ususal	37
Instant CSS File	36	(2)
Just Snippet	38	(1)
Expanded Div Mode	38	(2)
Handy Pointer	40	(1)
Driving on the Auto(Style)Bahn	41	(1)
Collapsing Borders	42	(1)
A Love/Hate Relationship	43	(1)
Can't Stop Seeing CSS?	44	(1)
What the Fouc?	45	(1)
Before You View, Preview	45	(1)
Clickable Cells That Change Colors	46	(1)
A Short Commentary	47	(1)
Handy Dandy Tag Selector	48	(1)
King of all Media	48	(1)
Export CSS Biz	49	(1)
Case-by-Case CSS Hiding	50	(1)
Very !Important	50	(1)
Swimming with the CSS Sharks	51	(1)
Filtered or Non-filtered?	52	(3)
Rapid Rows, Cruising Columns: Building Better Tables	55	(22)
Height Doesn't Matter	56	(1)
Quick Column Select	57	(1)
Undeferred, But not Deterred	57	(1)
Pseudo-Decimal Align	58	(2)
CSS Renameroni	60	(1)
Krazy Kustom Table Formats	61	(1)
Splitting Hairy Rows	62	(1)
Sort and Format or Format and Sort?	62	(1)
Table Formatting with Class	63	(1)
Aye, Aye, Caption!	64	(1)
Table Centering in the Here and Now	65	(1)
Your Pad is My Space; My Space is Your Pad	65	(1)
Accessible Stylish Headers	66	(1)
It's a Wrap!	66	(1)
Importing Structured Data:The Prequel	67	(1)
Leaving the Nest	68	(1)
Table Widths on a Need to Know Basis	68	(1)
Maintain Column Widths	69	(1)
Moving Cells and Cell Contents	70	(1)
This Tip Totally Rules	70	(1)
Battle of the Iron Designers	71	(1)
Batten Down the (Table) Hatches	72	(1)
Bringing in the Shims	72	(1)
The Vast Emptiness of Way Out, Layout Space	73	(1)
Snap Goes the Mouse	73	(1)
C(La)ss-Ic Fluid and Set Columns	74	(1)
Calling all Borders	75	(2)
Blazing Browsers: Real World Browser Techniques	77	(22)
Bye Bye Resize Fix	78	(1)
Close Pop-Up Window	78	(1)
Browser Suicide	79	(1)
<Head>'Em Off	80	(1)
Not Your Only FTP	81	(1)
Joining the <A> Team	82	(1)
Alright, Netscape 4.X, Hold Those Margins,Buddy!	82	(1)
Browser Checking Without the Browser	83	(1)
Conditional Comments	83	(1)
Placement, Placement, Placement	84	(1)
Previewing Root-Relative Links Locally	84	(1)
The Layer Low-Down	85	(1)
Not An Iframe	86	(1)
Quit Making Me Quirky!	86	(1)
What's Up, Doctype?	87	(1)
Sassy Status Bar	88	(1)
Snappy Browser Sizing	89	(1)
Eliminate the Internet Explorer 6 Image Toolbar	90	(1)
Multiple Preview	90	(1)
Edit Browser List	91	(1)
Internet Explorer Quick Scroll	92	(1)
Make Dreamweaver the Default Editor	93	(1)
Hide Focus	94	(1)
Archives, Emulators, and Viewers, Oh My!	95	(1)
Learning to Accessorize	95	(1)
Only Temporary	96	(1)
User-Defined Styles	97	(2)
Design-O-Mitel: Explosive Layout Methods	99	(20)
Changing Layer Stacking Order	100	(1)
Drawing Multiple Consecutive Layers	100	(1)
Layers Like You Like'Em	101	(1)
Taking Preventative Measures	101	(1)
Movin' and Groovin' and Layin' to the Beat Now	102	(1)
No Special Magic Required	102	(1)
Put Those Layers in Their Place	103	(1)
Super Sizing Layers	103	(1)
No Trespassing	104	(1)
Nesting Urges	105	(1)
The Obvious Escapes us Sometimes	105	(1)
Change Layer Contents	106	(1)
Insert Div Tag	106	(1)
Framesets-A-Palooza	107	(1)
Splits are all Relative	108	(1)
Quick Draw Framesets	109	(1)
Why So Blue?	110	(1)
Getting in Touch With Your Inner Frameset	110	(1)
Playing the Frame Name Game	111	(1)
A Frameset by any Other Nameset	112	(1)
Keeping Frames in Their Place	112	(1)
Help, I've Been Framed, Again!	113	(1)
Targeting Multiple Frames	113	(1)
Oodles of Undo-Odles	114	(1)
Creating Accessible Frames	115	(1)
Deja Vu Frames	115	(1)
The Guiding Light	116	(3)
Assembly-Line Acceleration: Rapid Template, Library, and Page Production	119	(20)
Keeping It Stylish	120	(1)
Edible Pears Versus Editable Pairs	120	(1)
Secret Templates	121	(1)
Da Link's Da Ting	122	(1)
I Never Meta Template Parameter I Didn't Like	123	(1)
Nested Template Locking	124	(1)
Quick Editable Regions	125	(1)
Fol Not Sol	125	(1)
Changing Your Mind About Template Regions	126	(1)
Just the Highlights, Please	127	(1)
Editable Attributes Blast Off	128	(1)
Sharing the Library Card	128	(1)
Editable Attributes, Two For Two	129	(1)
The Dark Side of Editable Attributes	130	(1)
Alternating Row Colors, The Template Parameter Way	131	(1)
The Hobgoblin of Big Minds	132	(1)
Stylin'At the Bibliotheque	132	(1)
Stay Tuned for A Special Update	133	(1)
The Region Name Game	133	(1)
Whatever Happened to New From Template...?	134	(1)
Rollover Beethoven	134	(1)
Layout View Pearls of Wisdom	135	(1)
The Double-Click Fix	135	(1)
Untitled Tip	136	(1)
On This Date	137	(1)
XHTML, The Wave of the Future	137	(2)
Miscellaneous Movers and Shakers: Dreamweaver's Cream of the Crop	139	(22)
Ya Want it with or Without?	140	(1)
Finding Your Assets in a Dark Room (Without a Flashlight)	140	(1)
Watch out for Killer Octothorpes	141	(1)
Keeping Your Includes Contribute-Worthy	142	(1)
Exploring Keyword Space	142	(1)
Zippy Form Organization With the <Fieldset> Tag	143	(1)
Where, Oh, Where have My Window Sizes Gone?	144	(1)
Dreamweaver Icons	145	(1)
Paging Mr. Find. Paging Ms. Replace. Your Selection is Ready	145	(1)
Support Forums and Newsgroups	146	(1)
Staying in Good Form	147	(1)
Google Archives	147	(1)
Fancy-Schmancy Form Buttons	148	(1)
Label-Licious	149	(1)
Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?	149	(1)
Hitting the Faraway Links	150	(1)
Parlez Vous Geek?	151	(1)
Hidden Game	152	(1)
Javascript Required	152	(1)
Bye, Bye Helper Text	153	(1)
Autocomplete Forms	154	(1)
Transferring Sites	155	(1)
Getting Graphic	156	(1)
Flashpaper Shazam!	157	(1)
See Your Way to Siteless Editing	158	(1)
Reusable Javascript	159	(1)
Focus Your Attention Right Here	159	(2)
All Fueled Up: The Best of Server-Side	161	(24)
Safer Includes	162	(1)
Virtual or File	162	(1)
Path to the Database	163	(1)
Cellular Insurance	164	(1)
One-Click Pony	165	(1)
Format That Data	166	(1)
Looking for a View	166	(1)
Duplicating Recordsets	167	(1)
Yes, We Have no Records Today	167	(1)
Reusing Memo Fields	168	(1)
Dynamic Alterations	169	(1)
Coping with Login Failure	170	(1)
Overcoming cf Login Errors	171	(1)
Wizarding Without Warlocks	171	(1)
Rollover, Fido1; Rollover, Fido2	172	(2)
Power Event Planning	174	(1)
Form-al Testing	174	(1)
Getting it Right From the Data Source	175	(1)
Now That's Refreshing	176	(1)
Custom Recordset Navbar	177	(1)
Stop and Start Coldfusion Server	178	(1)
Widening The .Net	179	(1)
Multiple Application.CFM	179	(1)
Mapping From Elements and Data Fields	180	(1)
To Lock or Unlock: That is the Question	180	(1)
Sophisticated Cfmail	181	(1)
I'd Go Offline, If Only I Had the Cache	182	(1)
Select One, Select'em All	182	(1)
Coldfusion Dsn Variables	183	(2)
Peel Rubber: Maxing Out Your Code	185	(22)
Code Manipulation Magic	186	(1)
OOPS, Backspace...	186	(1)
Obsessive Compulsive Code Formatting	187	(1)
A Character in Every Crowd	188	(1)
Code Chameleon	189	(1)
Code Line-ing up Tables	190	(1)
Instant Gra-Tag-Ification	191	(1)
Gimme a Hint Please	192	(2)
Insert HTML in Design View	194	(1)
Wrap Tag Mode	195	(1)
Backtracking to HTML	195	(1)
My Favorite Snippet	196	(1)
Click-N-Drag Objects	196	(1)
Tag Chooser	197	(1)
Putting a Dent in the code, or Taking Them Out	197	(1)
Check This Out at the Library	198	(1)
Do Not Pass Go, Go Directly to Line Number	198	(1)
D'Left and D'Right	199	(1)
Where's That Function?	199	(1)
Put Your Heads Together	200	(1)
Switching Tags	200	(1)
Complete Without You	200	(1)
Back and Forth	201	(1)
Do You Validate?	201	(1)
Note to Self...	202	(1)
Create Your Own Code Hints	203	(1)
Complete Formatting Control	204	(1)
Code Surveillance	204	(1)
Recovering Snippets From Dreamweaver Mx	205	(2)
Moving on Down the Road: Integrating and Extending Dreamweaver	207	(30)
Structuring History Panel-Created Commands	208	(2)
Show More Layers	210	(1)
Alias: The Dreamweaver Command	211	(1)
An Object Love Affair	211	(1)
Custom Empty Tags	212	(1)
A Plus in Your Column	213	(1)
The Mother of all Menus	214	(1)
What Else is on the Menu?	215	(1)
Third-Party Tag, You're It!	216	(1)
Free Scripts, Get Your Free Scripts Right Here!	217	(1)
Replacing Within Results	218	(1)
Color Me Extensible	219	(1)
Editable and Selectable? Incredible!	220	(1)
Mystery of the Mxp	221	(1)
Valid Mxi	221	(1)
Return of the Code Navigator	222	(1)
Hot Keys	223	(1)
Where Does he Get Those Fabulous Toys?	223	(1)
To Reload or to Restart, That is the Question...	224	(1)
Fresh Ripe Commands Ready for Pickin'	225	(1)
I'm Sorry, It's not My Default	226	(1)
Too Many Items on the Menu to Choose	227	(1)
Multiusers Equals Multiple Files	228	(1)
Behind the Scenes of the History Panel	229	(1)
Finding Objects	229	(1)
Making Your Own New From Template Command	230	(1)
Time Out For Floaters	231	(1)
My Documents	232	(1)
Adding Custom Tags to the Tag Chooser	233	(1)
Rated X:Macromedia Code Exposed	234	(1)
Toolbar Words, Be Gone!	234	(1)
Running a Command From an Object	235	(1)
Emo, The Extension Manager	236	(1)
Two Special Floater Events	236	(1)
Custom Welcome Screen	237