Apr 17, 2015 08:53 AM
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Being a teacher of this subject Globally, I have used dreamweaver right from version cs 3 going upto the latest CC.
This is the best web authoring tool from adobe though when people say the cost of the software is a little bloated, I would agree as stuff like html, css, css3, jquery and javascript can be written with open source programs like sublime text and bluefish or coda etc .
Apart from these markup and programming language you can use many other languages too,
One can use dreamweaver for creating professional looking webpages for pcs, tablets and mobiles.
A lot of the code inside dreamweaver for lets say html can be inserted just by the click of few menu options and the css can be inserted by interacting with dialog boxes.
Whats also good about dreamweaver is the inclusion of several spry widgets, for example tooltip or menu bar widget .
You have many interfaces to work with they are called workplaces and can be modified and than reset back by the click of a button
One workspace is for coders called coder and one is for designers called designer . These are nothing but the look and feel of the software .
Dreamweaver at times is a little memory hungry and you need moderate to fast pcs to use it .
Some of the features of dreamweaver like fluid grid layout and the new transitions panel are really remarkable .
when you code dreamweaver helps you insert the code by showing suggestions, this way you also do not go wrong with the syntax.
The interface is divided into a code view and a preview area, plus on the right hand side you can see the different css rules used.here I am specifically talking about html/ css look and feel .
one can launch the browser by 1 touch keystroke the f12 key to preview your work .
There are ready widgets for video and audio elements in html, that ensure you insert the code quickly without faltering
One can install code assist plugins called emmet and zen coding to quickly code inside dreamweaver .
The latest version has removed all spry widgets and I think that is a negative move .
Since the animation property is a little tedious in writing when using html/css I feel its will be great if Dreamweaver decided to include a widget for that as well
Dreamweaver presents many preset templates for inserting fixed with and responsive layouts .
When I teach or work with html, css and Jquery its my preferred software .
