DW CC 2014: Undo switches between files.

Scenario: I'm editing a HTML file with a styles.css related file. So I have one tab open and on top i have 'Source code' and 'styles.css' (as the css file is automatically detected and shown).
Say I edit some text in the html file, switch to styles.css to edit the color, then switch back to the html file and noticed I made a typo and want to undo the text change. When hitting undo (Cmd-Z on Mac) I get switched to the css file and the color change I did there is undone, hitting Cmd-Z again changes back to html file and undoes the text change... I don't want that! Undo should only undo changes in the file i'm currently working in. As it did in cc 2013, cs6, cs5, cs4 etc... I guess this is some new 'feature' in CC 2014 and I really need to disable it because it's *bleep*ing annoying. But how?
Edit: Current workaround is disabling 'Enable Related Files' and edit the css file in a different tab but I love the related files feature.

This is a deal-breaker for me. I write my code in code view. I don't have a linear work flow, working in one document at a time. This undo/redo functionality is really confusing, frustration and utterly worthless for me. I really can't understand how the development team didn't realise that this is a big drawback for many users?
Dreamweaver has many advantages over Eclipse/VS when it comes to my PHP-based development, but at least I won't have to be afraid to press "Ctrl + z" and risk to change stuff in files I didn't want to touch - and to might loose context of what I just undid!
("[undo-undo-undo and all of a sudden something was undone in a related file]
Me: Oh... Was this related to what I wanted to undo? If I press redo, I go back to the main file, so I can't find out. So exactly what did I just undo? Hm, I guess I have to redo the last step, open the related file, find the right location and check the code. If I want to keep the changes, I will have to copy it to the clipboard, go back to the file I started with and undo the rest of the steps I wanted to reset and then go back to the related file again and paste the content back... Really smooth! Said no one." )
Please, please make it possible to turn off this phoney "feature" and use the classic undo/redo functionality!

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have fun!
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help would be greatly appreciated, as I'm working to a
rapidly-approaching deadline.
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followed by
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<toolbar id="Browser_Toolbar" platform="win"
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You can try this simple fix -
Quit DW.
Find this folder -
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
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> When switching between open tabs a sequence of
javascript errors occurs. I
> had
> not used Dreamweaver for about 2 weeks, and last time I
used it with no
> problems.
>
> I have tried uninstalling it, OKing removal of all files
when asked,
> re-installing it and updating with dwmx61_updater.exe,
but I still get the
> same
> errors.
>
> This has rendered the software virtually unuseable, so
any help would be
> greatly appreciated, as I'm working to a
rapidly-approaching deadline.
>
>
> "While executing Browse_Back enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error
> occurred"
> followed by
> "While executing Browse_Forward enabled in toolbars.xml,
a JavaScript
> error
> occurred"
> followed by
> "While executing Browse_Stop enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error
> occurred"
>
> The relevant code seems to be :
>
> 
>
> <toolbar id="Browser_Toolbar" platform="win"
label="Browser
> Navigation"
> container="document" initiallyVisible="false">
>
> <button id="Browse_Back"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/back.gif"
> disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/back_dis.gif"
> tooltip="Back"
> label="Back"
>
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.isCmdEnabled('back')"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.backPage()"
> update="onEveryIdle"/>
>
> <button id="Browse_Forward"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/forward.gif"
> disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/forward_dis.gif"
> tooltip="Forward"
> label="Forward"
>
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.isCmdEnabled('forward')"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.forwardPage()"
> update="onEveryIdle"/>
>
> <button id="Browse_Stop"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/stop.gif"
> disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/stop_dis.gif"
> tooltip="Stop"
> label="Stop"
> enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.getPageBusy()"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.stopPage()"
> update="onBrowserPageBusyChange"/>
>
> <button id="Browse_Refresh"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/browserRefresh.gif"
> tooltip="Refresh"
> label="Refresh"
> enabled="true"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.refreshPage()"/>
>
>
>
> presumably the next error is caused by the previous ones
failing :
>
> "While executing getCurrentValue in AddressURL.htm, a
JavaScript error
> occurred"
> the relevan tcode :
>
>
> function getCurrentValue()
> {
> var dom = dw.getDocumentDOM();
> var value = dom.browser.getURL();
> if (value && value.length)
> {
> //check if is it not a temp file
> //extract the tail of the url
> var filename = value;
> var slashIndex = filename.lastIndexOf("/");
> filename = filename.substring(slashIndex+1);
> var tempIndex = filename.indexOf("TMP");
> if (tempIndex != 0)
> {
> addRecentAddress(value);
> }
> }
> return value;
> }
>
>

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Thanks!

Hi,
I've been experiencing a problem with Captivate taking an inordinate amount of time (approx 30-40 seconds) to switch between scripts in the Advanced Actions window. This happens incrementally as create/duplicate scripts and switch from one to the other. After switching about 4 to 5 times, the wait extends to 30-40 seconds. The rest of Captivate is unaffected, i.e. no delay issues when adding statements to a script, or working with other features in Captivate. I called Adobe Support but they said it is the first time they heard about this issue, although they seemed to suggest that Captivate is "slower" on the Mac. For comparison's sake, and to check if there was anything wrong with the project file itself, I tried using a trial version on a PC running Windows XP (using the same project file) and I experienced no issues, and switching between scripts remained constantly quick even after several hours working on a project.
This particular project requires a lot of scripting and this issue has ground my productivity down to a halt having to wait 30-40seconds just to switch between scripts. Adobe suggesting "removing programs" from the Mac to speed up affairs, but I don't think there is anything wrong with the machine as it runs other Adobe software, like InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat without any issues. In addition, while the switching is being processed, OS X doesn't hang. I am perfectly able to switch to other applications, or load new ones, which indicates that Captivate is not hogging all the resources.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue before, and if so if a solution/workaround has been identified?
Thanks!

Best way to speed up switching between apps?

Hi,
I'm trying to figure out what I can do to make my Mac Pro better, (ie, faster) at switching between applications. There will be times when I am working in Photoshop and I need to go back to Illustrator, or InDesign (these seem to be the 2 worst offenders) and it will literally take minutes for my computer to finally open the .ai or .indd file. And just fyi, the files are already open, I'm just clicking from the PS environment to an already open file in Illustrator or InDesign and bringing them to the front.
Is this a lack of RAM? Is it something else? Is it an Adobe issue? I'm just pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to make this better/more efficient. If buying/installing more RAM would help, then I am open to that, but I just want to make sure that is the root of the problem, or that it will at least make it better. I suspect that it's not necessarily just an Adobe-centric issue since clicking on Firefox will also reproduce the same problem, ie. it will take a minute or two to finally come to the front.
The basic breakdown of my system: Mac Pro 2 x 2.66 GHz 6-Core Intel Xenon, 8 GB Memory (8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3), running system 10.6.8. Adobe Creative Suite 5.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
-Eric

It might help to have Activity Monitor running while you're working like this, to see what's happening to the CPU, the RAM, and the drives. Activity Monitor is in your Applications/Utilities folder.
The first tab of the application is CPU usage. Unless you're pegging the cores with a heavy processing job (eg, file conversion), that's unlikely to be your bottleneck, but it's always possible that there's a process running there you weren't aware of.
Next is RAM. When you have large files open, those files are stored in RAM, so with PS, AI and ID files open at the same time, you may find you quickly use up your available memory. Check how much red, yellow, blue and green you have in the pie chart. Any time you have to page RAM out to the hard drive, it'll cause a slowdown. I would say 8GB is actually on the low side for that kind of simultaneous use of Adobe apps. Get 12GB or really as much as you can afford.
Obviously check drive space - you should leave a good 10-15% room free on your project drive. And are you storing the media/project files on your system drive? Using a separate, fast (ie, 7200rpm) drive, or even two striped, can give you MUCH better performance when reading/writing media.
Matt

Dock not working; command-tab switch between programs not working

The Dock does not work. I have restarted (although the computer will not restart under "Restart", getting stuck at the last part, and needs to be restarted manually). When I change Dock preferences it reverts back to default settings. If I am lucky, the dock will appear and then disappear (poof) without having functioned.
The command tab function for switching between programs stopped working also.
The individual programs work, but I have to go to recent items to switch programs.
Further, I have two Previews open (with different documents in each) even though I have only one Preview program.
A whole lot of bizarre things that may be connected? I would appreciate any help.

You could try removing the .plist file again, but this time, try also removing the com.apple.dock.db file. Then log out and log in again.
Also, it seems as if many people are having similar problems. See [this thread|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9126119].
So, does the problem persist with another user account?
If it were my machine, the next thing I'd try is downloading the combo updater from Apple's website and reinstalling it. 10.5.6 is available [here|http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10-5-6_ComboUpdate].

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