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2.0 out of 5 stars
A simple intro to PageMill with much key information missing, December 1, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Web Publishing With Adobe Pagemill 2: The Ultimate Guide to Designing Professional Web Pages (Paperback)
This is a very simplistic introduction to PageMill with many key instructions either missing or buried between the lines of the overly-cutsie prose. For example, the Attributes Inspector has a key menu that allows the detailed placement of graphics - this menu is never mentioned nor is an illustration of it shown anywhere in the book (I only stumbled across it accidentally). Also, several files are not on the accompanying CD. Finally, it is very hard to concentrate when reading such rubbish as, "...do you recall seeing a funny looking bull's- eye... Surprise! That bull's-eye..." ad nauseum. Although the book is 418 pages, only 135 deal directly with the technical aspects of PageMill; all the rest is vague generalities about web design, hosting and outdated information about web software.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Where in the WWW is Daniel Gray, October 5, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Web Publishing With Adobe Pagemill 2: The Ultimate Guide to Designing Professional Web Pages (Paperback)
Couldn't find the author of this book to ask him to explain this ripoff and waste of time. The initial browse was tempting, especially the tutorials and online updates. But the files required for some tutorials are not on the disc. The online update information is outdated-wrong because vmedia.com is not available. None of this inspires a further investment of time. I would rather invest a little more money in another book that fulfills promises which were crucial in the decision-to-purchase. Who is responsible for this deception?
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful introduction to PageMill - but room for improvement!, July 10, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Web Publishing With Adobe Pagemill 2: The Ultimate Guide to Designing Professional Web Pages (Paperback)
The tone of the book made it an easy read and an useful introduction to PageMill and web publishing. However, I did find that some of the information was out of date - but it was printed 2 years ago!! I was disappointed with the tutorials because firstly they did not span the whole book and did not include exercises in putting sound and video into PageMill and secondly I failed to find the Chapter 1 tutorial on the CDROM. Furthermore, the web address - vmedia.com is not available. Overall, I feel the book is a useful introduction but one you would borrow from the library rather than buy!
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