CS4 Type Size and Color

I know I'm not the brightest guy in the world and don't have the knowledge that most have on this board. But I was excited when CS4 arrived because I enjoyed working with MX so much, I thought some of the new features would be good. And I'm sure most of them are.
However, I can't tell you how much just changing a text size or color infuriates me because it keeps popping up with style and spry boxes to "add" or "name" or whatever. Why something that was so simple was made so difficult is beyond my limited knowledge. I posted this before and got some condescending replies that "styles were easy", etc., but for me it's pure hell. Why Dreamweaver would think creating a style is easier than picking a number/color escapes my logic.
In fact, it's frustrated me so much that my company has given me the okay to build a completely new site, using a hosting company where we can update via a WYSIWYG web platform. That's how much CS4 has made my job difficult. (We also use Contribute as we have multiple stations that update 'their' pages.)
I'm glad the program works for more experienced individuals, but it's done nothing but frustrate the crap out of me.
Sorry for the rant. I don't usually do this, but I wanted Dreamweaver to know. If they can fix that in the future, I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one happy.
(And I do mean this . . . ) Have a good week!
Mark Moore

However, I can't tell you how much just changing a text size or color infuriates me because it keeps popping up with style and spry boxes to "add" or "name" or whatever. Why something that was so simple was made so difficult is beyond my limited knowledge. I posted this before and got some condescending replies that "styles were easy", etc., but for me it's pure hell. Why Dreamweaver would think creating a style is easier than picking a number/color escapes my logic.
The reason is that the old point-and-click method used outdated inline HTML formatting and is now deprecated across the web (not just Dreamweaver).
Dreamweaver responded to market demands from end users.
Sorry if this sounds condescending but the web has evolved from HTML formatting to the much more flexible, powerful and easy to maintain Cascading Style Sheets.
Takes a couple of extra steps upfront to name and define a style.
Edits and future maintenance from then on require a couple of mouseclicks to change an entire website and ensure consistent formatting sitewide.
None of that power and flexibility is possible with inline HTML formatting.

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