In Part Two, we take you “Under the Hood” for a look at the changes in Code View. This article will give you a detailed look at the new Coding Toolbar that puts all the most important tools right next to your coding workspace. We’ll explore how the new Code Collapse works. I guarantee thrills and amazement with this one! As well as the end of an independent code editor in most cases.
Then we’ll talk about improvements to the way code is rendered and improvements to code hinting and finally, a new feature called File Compare which is a very handy tool for debugging code. We’ll also suggest a few programs you might wish to consider for making the comparison, some free and some commercial.
This will be the last in the “general” articles. Starting with Part 3, we’ll spend the first part of the article discussing the feature or features in depth and the last half working in our continuing case study. We will create a web site using the new features of Dreamweaver 8 so by the time you have worked your way through the entire series, you will have a good grasp of the new program and how it works.
In early 1996, Nancy Gill picked up her first book on HTML and permanently said goodbye to the legal field. She has been busy ever since developing web sites for businesses, organizations and social groups in Central California and occasionally beyond. Nancy has served as a member of Team Macromedia since late 2001, first with UltraDev and then moving to Dreamweaver when the programs were consolidated in 2002. She also serves as Assistant Manager for the Central California Macromedia User's Group.