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Fusion 3 Bible (Bible Series)

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Okay... the NetObjects' folks comes out with new versions of their very good program Fusion before help books can be written. I'm currently using v5.0.1, and still find Hague's very book useful. If you bought v4.0 of Fusion, this book is _so_ much more helpful than the documentation that came with that version. There isn't much out there in terms of other help texts (the ...FOR DUMMIES text for FUSION is very subpar), so this seems to be one of the few alternatives to the packaged documentation. Let's hope Mr. Hague has a follow-up planned, because he writes well, and coincidentally is very helpful if you post him an e-mail asking for more insight. Even with the improvements with each successive version of the program, there is still plenty of similarity with FUSION 3, and the rest you'd probably be able to figure out on your own.

I think this book is just only a better revised version of the manual and it is (no doubt) helpful for the beginners, but when you think of Bible you need something more. The chapter for using rich media is very simple and sometimes confuse and is limited to describe what a rich media is, and not the real implementation with the programm leaving out some important details.

This book covers everything for the user from the most basic to the most advanced topics. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in web publishing using NetObjects Fusion.

Having worked with Fusion since 2.0 I've gathered most of the books on Fusion, to date this is the most through and best book I've seen. In addition to the explanation of basic subjects, there are hundreds of practical tips and techniques that make you more productive. The book also has detailed practical info on the NFX components and the use of Rich Media files. The layout and presentation of the book includes lots of screen shots and examples making it easy to follow in some of the technically dense areas of Fusion.

This is a good book for those wanting to learn Fusion 3.0. It completely covers navigating the menus and what each option is used for. The book does not contain anything that I would call "advanced". The book lacks in any tips on potential bugs (even though many exist). I agree that the "advanced" portion of the book is a lot of hype.

If you have Fusion 4 this book is helpful but also frustrating. When do we get an upgrade because the manufacturers of the programme have no idea.

Being a religious man myself, I took the descriptive attributes of a 'bible' into account when I chose to buy this book. However I assume the that the author (David Hague) is an aethiest since he seems to attribute the terms 'inaccurate' and 'vague' to a bible.

I friend of mine contracted David Hague to do some IT work for his small/medium business, and from what I've been told, this guy (David) shouldn't even be working in IT, let alone authoring a book on IT. From the assumption I gained from using this book, I tend to agree with him.

Stay clear of this book, there a better options. It is very vague, and is relatively useless to both beginners and experienced IT professionals.

Never having used fusion, I had a great looking site redesigned from a non-fusion import before I was halfway through the book. I was a bit dissapointed that advanced functions were lightly treated. The book never really promises that except in the publisher's hype. If this is a "Bible", where is the New Testament. I'll be looking for a good advanced text.

I would love to see a Fusion 4.0 Bible

Ok so where is Fusion 4.0 is it out ther yet