Adobe CS5.5 65150485 User Manual
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5
What’s New
Still using Dreamweaver CS4?
If you still use Dreamweaver CS4, upgrading to Dreamweaver CS5.5 also gives you the chance to
catch up on all the great features added in Dreamweaver CS5. These include:
catch up on all the great features added in Dreamweaver CS5. These include:
• Support for PHP-based content management systems. With authoring and testing support for
third-party PHP-based content management systems (CMS) like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal,
Dreamweaver delivers a professional development environment for creating robust websites.
Dreamweaver delivers a professional development environment for creating robust websites.
• Dynamically Related Files. The Dynamically Related Files feature helps you access files and
update pages faster, as well as simplify management tasks for complex sites. With a single click,
you can direct Dreamweaver to discover the external files and scripts necessary to assemble your
page and display their filenames in the Related Files toolbar.
you can direct Dreamweaver to discover the external files and scripts necessary to assemble your
page and display their filenames in the Related Files toolbar.
• Live View navigation. Live View navigation expands upon the Live View feature introduced in
Dreamweaver CS4 and allows you to quickly and more accurately check your code and your CMS
design themes. With Live View navigation enabled, not only can you view a page as it is rendered
in standards-compliant browsers, but links are active, allowing you to interact with server-side
applications and dynamic data.
design themes. With Live View navigation enabled, not only can you view a page as it is rendered
in standards-compliant browsers, but links are active, allowing you to interact with server-side
applications and dynamic data.
• Enhanced CSS introspection tools. With enhanced CSS tools and Live View, Dreamweaver gives
you more control without leaving your editing environment. You can also view the state of any
link on your page and change text size—tasks that previously required a browser.
link on your page and change text size—tasks that previously required a browser.
• Integration with Adobe BrowserLab. Dreamweaver integrates with Adobe BrowserLab,*
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which
provides a fast and accurate solution for cross-browser compatibility testing. Whether you are
new to web design or a seasoned professional, you can use BrowserLab to preview web pages
and local content with multiple viewing and comparison tools, customizing sets of browsers to
meet your project’s requirements.
new to web design or a seasoned professional, you can use BrowserLab to preview web pages
and local content with multiple viewing and comparison tools, customizing sets of browsers to
meet your project’s requirements.
• PHP custom class code hinting. Dreamweaver provides enhanced PHP code hinting on-the-fly
by dynamically parsing PHP code and updating it as you type—even with code that hasn’t yet
been saved to disk. The code hints for PHP core functions and objects include the function
signature, the module that defines the function, a description tooltip that mentions the PHP
versions in which it is available, the method and parameter descriptions, and a link to the PHP.net
manual page.
been saved to disk. The code hints for PHP core functions and objects include the function
signature, the module that defines the function, a description tooltip that mentions the PHP
versions in which it is available, the method and parameter descriptions, and a link to the PHP.net
manual page.
• Site-specific code hinting. Site-specific code hints within Dreamweaver help you to more
efficiently handle PHP coding tasks on a site-by-site basis. Theme files for blogs and other custom
PHP files and directories can be included (or excluded) to customize the coding environment of
Dreamweaver when working with third-party PHP libraries and CMS frameworks such as
WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, and others.
PHP files and directories can be included (or excluded) to customize the coding environment of
Dreamweaver when working with third-party PHP libraries and CMS frameworks such as
WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, and others.
• Enhanced CSS starter layouts. Jump-start your standards-based website design with updated
and simplified CSS starter layouts. Based on user feedback and constantly evolving CSS best
practices, the CSS starter layouts have been completely rewritten. For example, complex
descendent selectors have been removed in favor of simplified, easy-to-understand classes,
and the overall structure of the documents has been revamped.
practices, the CSS starter layouts have been completely rewritten. For example, complex
descendent selectors have been removed in favor of simplified, easy-to-understand classes,
and the overall structure of the documents has been revamped.
• Simple site setup. To help make setup faster and easier, the Site Definition dialog box has been
extensively redesigned, implementing many improvements suggested by web designers and
developers who use Dreamweaver on a regular basis.
developers who use Dreamweaver on a regular basis.
• Integration with Adobe Business Catalyst.* With the Adobe Business Catalyst extension for
Dreamweaver (available separately and in English only) and the Business Catalyst online service*
(available separately), you can deliver powerful online businesses without programming and at
a fraction of the time and cost—all from within your familiar Dreamweaver workspace. (The
Dreamweaver extension for the Adobe Business Catalyst online business platform can be
downloaded by signing up for a complimentary Partner account or other Business Catalyst
plans and services. See www.businesscatalyst.com.)
(available separately), you can deliver powerful online businesses without programming and at
a fraction of the time and cost—all from within your familiar Dreamweaver workspace. (The
Dreamweaver extension for the Adobe Business Catalyst online business platform can be
downloaded by signing up for a complimentary Partner account or other Business Catalyst
plans and services. See www.businesscatalyst.com.)
For more information about these features, see Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 What’s New.