Dreamweaver Developer's Instant Troubleshooter [Paperback]

Rachel Andrew (Author), Gareth Downes-Powell (Author), Nancy Gill (Author), Kevin Marshall (Author), Drew McLellan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2003

"Solving the most common problems faced by Dreamweaver users with the aid of some of the most respected names in the community."

Dreamweaver MX is a complex tool. With its new features for building web sites with server-side scripting, standards-compliant code, advanced template features, and Cascading Style Sheets, it can hold many traps for the unwary. Sometimes you'll end up with problems for which you just can't find the answers. The Dreamweaver Developer's Instant Troubleshooter will answer all of your Dreamweaver MX questions. Each chapter focuses on a particular area of Dreamweaver MX development, looks at the questions you are likely to have, and provides solutions. Whether you're having problems with setting up IIS to test your ASP pages, or you have a CSS quandary that you just can't get your head around, this is the book for you.

What you know:

* Familiarity with Dreamweaver MX.

What you'll learn:

* Tips and tricks from Dreamweaver professionals.

* Ways round common gotchas of dynamic development.

* Installation of dynamic technologies that work with Dreamweaver MX.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

"The best book for professional Dreamweaver users who need to know how to integrate other web technologies but don't need yet another tour around the menus. Real solutions to real problems that will save you lots of time...not to mention hair!"--George Petrov, founder DMXzone.com

About the Author

Rachel Andrew--Rachel is a member of the Web Standards Project on the Dreamweaver Task Force, and hopes to encourage best practices in the support and use of W3C Standards in Dreamweaver. She runs her own web solutions company in the UK, www.edgeofmyseat.com, which houses various web standards-focused articles and Dreamweaver extensions. When not writing code, or writing about writing code, Rachel spends time with her daughter, tries to encourage people to use Debian GNU/Linux, studies with the Open University, and enjoys a nice pint of beer.

Gareth Downes-Powell--Gareth has been working in the computer industry for the last 12 years, primarily building and repairing PCs, and writing custom database applications. He branched out onto the Internet 6 years ago, and started creating web sites and applications, which is now his main area of expertise.He specializes in writing custom PHP sites and applications, utilizing MySQL backend databases. Gareth is a partner in Buzz inet, (http://www.buzzinet.co.uk/), a company that specializes in business solutions, and offers professional web design and hosting services. He uses a wide range of Macromedia products, from Dreamweaver MX through to Flash MX and Director for custom Internet and multimedia applications. Recently he started http://www.dreamweavermxsupport.com/ as a way of providing support for the whole Macromedia Dreamweaver MX community, and regularly adds new tutorials and guides to this rapidly expanding site, as well as extensions such as the PHP Login Suite for Dreamweaver MX.

Nancy Gill--Nancy Gill is the owner of Web Wish Productions, a web design business she founded in 1996 after being turned on to the Internet at a seminar designed to get customers interested in a mass mall. Web Wish Productions targets mostly small to mid-sized businesses and has worked with companies in every field from agriculture to entertainment and media. Currently, about 90% of the company’s business consists of data-driven sites. After hand coding in Notepad for nearly three years, Nancy discovered Macromedia and Dreamweaver in 1999 and never looked back. She has been involved in the Macromedia forums since late 2000 and has been a member of Team Macromedia since 2001. Nancy has also participated in a number of beta programs for Macromedia over the past year and is excited about the new MX line of products.

Kevin Marshall--Kevin Marshall lives in Perth, Scotland. He is a senior programmer with WebXeL.com Ltd and is also an IT manager with Spectraglass Ltd. He has been involved in computer programming since 1990, web-based programming using ASP since 1997, and has been building ASP.NET applications since ASP.NET Beta 2 was released in 2001. An avid Dreamweaver user since Version 1 was launched, Kevin has moved into developing extensions with the release of MX. WebXeL.com Ltd established a web site in 2002 dedicated to the development of free and commercial Dreamweaver MX extensions for ASP.NET. The site can be found at http://www.webxel-dw.co.uk/.

Kevin is also a regular contributor to the Macromedia news groups, providing advice and assistance to other Dreamweaver users.

Drew McLellan--Drew McLellan has been involved in web design and development since 1996. Drew originally starting out as a handcoder but quickly saw the great productivity benefits that could be brought by a Visual Editor with the arrival of Dreamweaver 1.2. Since then, Drew has been pushing the boundaries of Dreamweaver through its solid HTML-based methodology and powerful extensible architecture. Drew has a wide knowledge of both web design and development and currently works for a design, marketing, and IT agency in the UK. With literally tens of thousands of his Dreamweaver Extensions in use around the globe, Drew has established a firm seating with the online Dreamweaver community and can be found on a daily basis in Macromedia's news forums teaching and aiding fellow developers. Additonally, the online tutorials from his DreamweaverFever.com web site are recognized as one of the more valuable Dreamweaver resources available, due to their clear and non-assuming use of language. He also helps out at the Web Standards Project as a Dreamweaver expert, focusing on the issues surrounding web standards in Macromedia's flagship HTML editor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (August 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590592336
• ISBN-13: 978-1590592335
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,534,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am Managing Director of UK web consultancy edgeofmyseat.com. The company specialises in web development for design agencies and start-up companies who do not have in-house developers.

I am a member of The Web Standards Project and try to take a practical approach to web standards and accessibility issues.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, September 26, 2003

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Allan (Mumbai, India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamweaver Developer's Instant Troubleshooter (Paperback)

Now that MX2004's come out, there's another swathe of massive books, each with the same tired old 300 pages explaining the menus, the panels, what is a computer, how the web works etc etc. If you're not a newbie - if you know your way roudn the products, but you still need a bit of advice on CSS or sone server behavior wierdness, this is a cool book. The authors genuinely know their stuff. I first "met" Gareth and rachel on DMXzone.com where they write power-user tutorials, and this book translates that idea well into print. It's saved me a lot of hours chasing bugs.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Troubleshooter!, April 23, 2004

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A. Tynyshov (KL, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreamweaver Developer's Instant Troubleshooter (Paperback)

This book is very easy to read, has lots of info on common troubleshooting problems in Dreamweaver. It can be also a reference book on how to install Apache, mySql on your PC if you didn't know how to install them.