Two newbie questions

Hi all!
I'm one step away from downloading the thirty-day Dreamweaver 8 thingy, intend
to buy it at the end of the trial, and I have two questions.

First dilemma: When and if I buy (highly likely), I'll want the CD. Will
there be a problem doing it this way (ie overlaying the test buggy with the CD
version)?

Second problem: While I am a staunch user of Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign, I have noticed that the manuals have become less and less helpful,
particularly with CS. For example, in Illustrator with the warp-tool bar, the
manual refers you to the on-line help, and when you go there, you find very
little help - no info on what the settings for each tool do. Is that so with
Dreamweaver, and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't live
without it manual?

Look forward to replies.:grin;

Dreamweaver Bible.
"Binnekill" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi all!
I'm one step away from downloading the thirty-day Dreamweaver 8 thingy,
intend
to buy it at the end of the trial, and I have two questions.

First dilemma: When and if I buy (highly likely), I'll want the CD. Will
there be a problem doing it this way (ie overlaying the test buggy with
the CD
version)?

Second problem: While I am a staunch user of Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign, I have noticed that the manuals have become less and less
helpful,
particularly with CS. For example, in Illustrator with the warp-tool bar,
the
manual refers you to the on-line help, and when you go there, you find
very
little help - no info on what the settings for each tool do. Is that so
with
Dreamweaver, and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't
live
without it manual?

Look forward to replies.:grin;

The test buggy IS the CD version. Just give the trial your S/N from the CD
and you're off and running.

Is that so with
Dreamweaver,

Yes, more or less. Although there are links to live docs on the web, which
are like a wikipedia....

and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't live
without it manual?

There really isn't one, but I like David McFarland's Dreamweaver 8: The
Missing Manual (warning - I tech edited it, so I have an association with
him and that book). In addition, I'm reading his latest "CSS: The Missing
Manual", and while it's not DW-centric, it's quite good (AND, it reverses
some of the egregious misinformation communicated in Chapter 8 of the
former).

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"Binnekill" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi all!
I'm one step away from downloading the thirty-day Dreamweaver 8 thingy,
intend
to buy it at the end of the trial, and I have two questions.

First dilemma: When and if I buy (highly likely), I'll want the CD. Will
there be a problem doing it this way (ie overlaying the test buggy with
the CD
version)?

Second problem: While I am a staunch user of Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign, I have noticed that the manuals have become less and less
helpful,
particularly with CS. For example, in Illustrator with the warp-tool bar,
the
manual refers you to the on-line help, and when you go there, you find
very
little help - no info on what the settings for each tool do. Is that so
with
Dreamweaver, and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't
live
without it manual?

Look forward to replies.:grin;

The temptation to email is nearly as great as my thanks. Resisting the former
and tendering the latter. (err - know this will make me look as dumb as I am,
but the only CSS I know is Cascading Style Sheet)

It's time to learn more, then! 8)

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
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"Binnekill" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

The temptation to email is nearly as great as my thanks. Resisting the
former
and tendering the latter. (err - know this will make me look as dumb as I
am,
but the only CSS I know is Cascading Style Sheet)

CSS: The Missing Manual

Murray, did you contribute to this one?

Walt

"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote

The test buggy IS the CD version. Just give the trial your S/N from the CD
and you're off and running.

Is that so with
Dreamweaver,

Yes, more or less. Although there are links to live docs on the web,
which are like a wikipedia....

and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't live
without it manual?

There really isn't one, but I like David McFarland's Dreamweaver 8: The
Missing Manual (warning - I tech edited it, so I have an association with
him and that book). In addition, I'm reading his latest "CSS: The Missing
Manual", and while it's not DW-centric, it's quite good (AND, it reverses
some of the egregious misinformation communicated in Chapter 8 of the
former).

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================


"Binnekill" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:efj0j4$evk$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Hi all!
I'm one step away from downloading the thirty-day Dreamweaver 8 thingy,
intend
to buy it at the end of the trial, and I have two questions.

First dilemma: When and if I buy (highly likely), I'll want the CD. Will
there be a problem doing it this way (ie overlaying the test buggy with
the CD
version)?

Second problem: While I am a staunch user of Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign, I have noticed that the manuals have become less and less
helpful,
particularly with CS. For example, in Illustrator with the warp-tool
bar, the
manual refers you to the on-line help, and when you go there, you find
very
little help - no info on what the settings for each tool do. Is that so
with
Dreamweaver, and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't
live
without it manual?

Look forward to replies.:grin;

Murray, did you contribute to this one?

Emotionally, yes. I gave David a VERY HARD TIME about Chapter 8 in the
corresponding DW8 book. He's still speaking to me, so I guess that is a
good thing.

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"Walt F. Schaefer" <walt (AT) waltswebworx (DOT) com> wrote

CSS: The Missing Manual

Murray, did you contribute to this one?

Walt

"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:efj3nm$inn$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
The test buggy IS the CD version. Just give the trial your S/N from the
CD and you're off and running.

Is that so with
Dreamweaver,

Yes, more or less. Although there are links to live docs on the web,
which are like a wikipedia....

and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all, can't live
without it manual?

There really isn't one, but I like David McFarland's Dreamweaver 8: The
Missing Manual (warning - I tech edited it, so I have an association with
him and that book). In addition, I'm reading his latest "CSS: The
Missing Manual", and while it's not DW-centric, it's quite good (AND, it
reverses some of the egregious misinformation communicated in Chapter 8
of the former).

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================


"Binnekill" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:efj0j4$evk$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Hi all!
I'm one step away from downloading the thirty-day Dreamweaver 8 thingy,
intend
to buy it at the end of the trial, and I have two questions.

First dilemma: When and if I buy (highly likely), I'll want the CD.
Will
there be a problem doing it this way (ie overlaying the test buggy with
the CD
version)?

Second problem: While I am a staunch user of Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign, I have noticed that the manuals have become less and less
helpful,
particularly with CS. For example, in Illustrator with the warp-tool
bar, the
manual refers you to the on-line help, and when you go there, you find
very
little help - no info on what the settings for each tool do. Is that so
with
Dreamweaver, and if so, what is the ideal, perfect, handles-it-all,
can't live
without it manual?

Look forward to replies.:grin;