Hi All, I just launched a site for a client that is database driven and uses an external style sheet site to control the site's design. I granted my client permission to update only the content using Contribute for certain interior pages, which won't effect the page's layout.
Also, I must admit I'm growing rather weary of all the negative remarks about Dreamweaver. From my humble perspective I use Dreamweaver MX 2004 and find it to be an extremely robust and well crafted authoring tool. Dreamweaver produces fairly good XHTML, and has a feature to "Clean Up XHTML," and coupled with HomeSite's code sweeper you can produce clean, valid markup. All in addition to using the W3C's Code Validator, and being able to apply changes in Dreamweaver's code view I just don't see the down side. I use TopStyle for my CSS, but I can't imagine the amount of time it would have taken to create some of my more complex sites by hand coding them especially considering some of the hard deadlines my customers have imposed. Respectfully yours, Mario S. Cisneros, President WebNet Design Studios, LLC. > Hi Sam > > Whilsts not completely off-topic, this is relevant: > > It depends on the complexity of the CSS code for layout > > Macromedia's Contribute uses the same page-render engine as Dreamweaver, > and we all know what that's like to work with ;) > > Well, provided your design doesn't use floats, different display: > properties, and relative positioning, you should be fine (with the > latest version, of course) > > As for pre-written templates? > > Contribute wasn't built with "pre-designed" templates in mind, > moreather, so satisfy pre-built websites by professional developers > (read: us). Developing a working template for Contribute is trial and > error, unfortunatly... not only do you have the issues I've described > above to contend with, but also browser incompatibilities too. > > Untill Macromedia get their act together about standards-compliant > rendering (preferably without bugs too), then Contribute can only really > be considered for use with tabular layouts. > > Regards > -David > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Sam Hutchinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:15:19 -0000 > >> >>Anyone out there got any experience of adding a fully devised compliant >> template to Contribute to let the content owners manage their own pages >> ? Is it simply a case of defining the editable regions or should you >> build the site and then define the content that can be changed? >> >>Was planning on implementing along with: >>http://www.sammyco.co.uk/acttrwebpre/company.php >> >>...would be interested to hear of any results good and bad - off list >> of you feel your reply isn't wide enough for everyone to be >> interested... >> >>Cheers >> >>SH >> >> >>****************************************************** >>The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ >> >> See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> for some hints on posting to the list & getting help >>****************************************************** >> >> > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
