Dreamweaver CS3 Code Hints

Has anyone experienced problems with DW CS3's code hints for
ColdFusion? I've installed the CF8 extensions, but the code hints
don't work properly in Windows XP (My Mac version works fine).
Basically, the "hints" for tags work, but only to an extent.
For example, I've found the code hints for CFWINDOW do not provide
the color picker for bgcolor in the style attribute. Funny quirks
such as that.

are you implying that the newer versions of IIS might be more up to date than the cs3 dreamweaver and that is where my problems will arise?
I am not implying anything. I am simply wondering if the IIS is configured properly. Have you tried creating a basic static page and load it in your browser to see if it loads OK?
Obviously, without looking at your code it is almost impossible to say anything meaningful. However, I suggest post your query at this link:
<http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver/dreamweaver_development?view=discussions&sta rt=0&numResults=30>
<http://tinyurl.com/7vk6ccw>
Hope this helps and Happy New Year to you.

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Dreamweaver CS3 Code Formatting broken

Hello, I am experiencing a huge deal of frustration with the
way Dreamweaver improperly formats code. In particular, the UL / LI
tags do not format correctly. Here is what I am trying to achieve:
<ul>
<li>
TEXT
</li>
</ul>
Now this pattern seems to correspond exactly to the preview
that you see when you go to Preferences > Code Format > Tag
Libraries, select the LI tag and choose Line Breaks: Before,
Inside, After and Contents: Formatted and Indented.
I have done this. I have also manually checked the .vtm file
in username > Application Data > Adobe > Dreamweaver >
Configuration etc.... and it corresponds to what I have set in the
Prefs.
However, when I use Design View to create the unordered list,
OR even if I just TOUCH a properly formatted list in Design View,
everything gets squeezed onto one line. I get this sort of thing:
<ul> <li>TEST</li> <li>MORE
TEST</li> </ul>
Here is what I have tried unsuccessfully to date:
1. Prefs > Code Formatting > Edit Tag Libraries...
2. Prefs > Code Format > UNCHECK Do not include a break
inside TD tag (I know, that's for TD, but I'm just trying
everything(
3. Prefs -> line breaks (tried Unix, Windows)
4. Commands > Apply Source Formatting (messes up my entire
code by putting everything inside the BODY tag on one line - in
other words, my entire page goes on one line now!)
5. Automatic Wrapping After Column 76 - this one is really
stupid, it just does a HARD break on each line so when you turn it
back off you have to go in and manually delete all these hard
breaks now...
There's a bunch of other small things I have tried, but
needless to say, nothing appears to be working.
Has no one else experienced this? Can you get Design View to
properly format UL / LI tags? If so, then something on my computer
is messed. But when I look at code generated by DW on some of my
co-workers' computers, they also have the same problem - I just
guess their tolerance for crappy code is higher than mine.
I'm using DW 9.0 (CS3) build 3481.
Please help! I have no hair left on my head to tear out and I
may have to go further afield.... ouch!
Thanks,
Tom

I just checked on DW CS4 and it's working as expected. If I
change my LI
entry in the Tag Libraries to Line Breaks: Before, Inside,
After and
Contents like you, I get your desired effect. Moreover, it
doesn't revert -
or worse if any changes are made, whether in Design or Code
view. I know
this doesn't help you verify or correct your CS3 issue, but
at least you
know there is an upgradeable light at the end of the tunnel.
Best - Joe
Joseph Lowery
VP of Product Management, WebAssist -
http://www.webassist.com
Author, Dreamweaver CS3 Bible -
http://www.idest.com/dreamweaver/
"tomaugerdotcom" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello, I am experiencing a huge deal of frustration with
the way
> Dreamweaver
> improperly formats code. In particular, the UL / LI tags
do not format
> correctly. Here is what I am trying to achieve:
>
>
> TEXT
> </li>
>
>
> Now this pattern seems to correspond exactly to the
preview that you see
> when
> you go to Preferences > Code Format > Tag
Libraries, select the LI tag and
> choose Line Breaks: Before, Inside, After and Contents:
Formatted and
> Indented.
>
> I have done this. I have also manually checked the .vtm
file in username >
> Application Data > Adobe > Dreamweaver >
Configuration etc.... and it
> corresponds to what I have set in the Prefs.
>
> However, when I use Design View to create the unordered
list, OR even if I
> just TOUCH a properly formatted list in Design View,
everything gets
> squeezed
> onto one line. I get this sort of thing:
>
TEST</li>
MORE TEST</li>
>
> Here is what I have tried unsuccessfully to date:
>
> 1. Prefs > Code Formatting > Edit Tag Libraries...
> 2. Prefs > Code Format > UNCHECK Do not include a
break inside TD tag (I
> know,
> that's for TD, but I'm just trying everything(
> 3. Prefs -> line breaks (tried Unix, Windows)
> 4. Commands > Apply Source Formatting (messes up my
entire code by putting
> everything inside the BODY tag on one line - in other
words, my entire
> page
> goes on one line now!)
> 5. Automatic Wrapping After Column 76 - this one is
really stupid, it just
> does a HARD break on each line so when you turn it back
off you have to go
> in
> and manually delete all these hard breaks now...
>
> There's a bunch of other small things I have tried, but
needless to say,
> nothing appears to be working.
>
> Has no one else experienced this? Can you get Design
View to properly
> format
> UL / LI tags? If so, then something on my computer is
messed. But when I
> look
> at code generated by DW on some of my co-workers'
computers, they also
> have the
> same problem - I just guess their tolerance for crappy
code is higher than
> mine.
>
> I'm using DW 9.0 (CS3) build 3481.
>
> Please help! I have no hair left on my head to tear out
and I may have to
> go
> further afield.... ouch!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>

Dreamweaver cs3 code accuracy

Hi, have dreamweaver cs3 and i am a beginner. just started to use it again and want to have dynammic web pages. trying asp for dynamic pages using data from an access database. running into many parser and compiler errors when testing on localhost. Is there a problem with the accuracy of cs3 code written? has the syntax changed in the past few years? or must i spend significant time learning the basics of writing code to determine the accuracy of cs3?
an example: with asp.net vb there is an error in line one...
ctive Server Pages error 'ASP 0221'
Invalid @ Command directive
/PPG_asp/databasetest.asp, line 1
The specified 'Page Language="VB" ContentType="text/html" ResponseEncoding="utf-8" ' option is unknown or invalid.
have tried other formats with variable results; some get farther down the code;
would appreciate some help so i don't go nuts......thank you

are you implying that the newer versions of IIS might be more up to date than the cs3 dreamweaver and that is where my problems will arise?
I am not implying anything. I am simply wondering if the IIS is configured properly. Have you tried creating a basic static page and load it in your browser to see if it loads OK?
Obviously, without looking at your code it is almost impossible to say anything meaningful. However, I suggest post your query at this link:
<http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver/dreamweaver_development?view=discussions&sta rt=0&numResults=30>
<http://tinyurl.com/7vk6ccw>
Hope this helps and Happy New Year to you.

Dreamweaver Code Hints on Hover

Hello,
I'm curious if there is a way to make Dreamweaver display code hints for a particular function by hovering the mouse over it (similar to Visual Studio functionality). For example, given this javascript/jquery line:
$(this).attr('selected');
When I hover over "attr" I'd like to see a popup containing the two code hints for this:
attr(attributeName)
attr(attributeName, value)
If anyone knows how to make this possible that'd be great. I don't even nessecarily need it to work the way I've requested, I'd just like some way to see the code hints that doesn't require deleting everything after the period and retyping the code. Thanks in advance.
-Kennedy

Neither of those suggestions helped.
I have done more experimentation and this is what I have found:
I am using a MacBook Pro with two external monitors - one via the mini display port, ther other a USB Display Link adapter.
I prefer to have the MPB built-in display set as my 'primary' display so that drives and any usb thumb drives appear on this display. Since OSX 10.9 displays a menu bar and dock on all monitors, this works nicely.
When, in the display control panel, the MPB display is aligned with the top of the other two larger displays, Dreamweaver's code hints display correctly in the DW's application frame, regardless of what display it is showing on. However, if the MBP display is arranged so its bottom is well below the bottom of the other two displays (to reflect the actual physical placement of the displays on my desk) code hints display on the MBP display. An interesting issue I noticed while experimenting is when I change the MPB display alignment so its bottom is below the others, the DW application frame will shift downwards on whatever display it is showing on (indicating some sort of tie between DW and the primary display).
Regardless of the arrangment of the dsiplays and their alignments with each other, if DW is on a secondary display, any dialog and information windows (such as those generated when uploading files to a server) will appear on the MBP display (or whatever display is set as primary).
That is even more of a problem than the code hints. Code hints can be ignored, while the dialog and alert windows often need a response, meaning constant head turning and a cursor trip across display real estate.

DreamWeaver CS4 CSS code hints not working

Please help.
DreamWeaver has stopped showing code hints for CSS selector values. When I start typing "… div {border: …" DreamWeaver used to show the possible value for this selector (i.e. 1px solid #ccc). Now all that pops up is this "… 'border-width' 'border-style' 'color' …"
How can I get DreamWeaver to show the possible values for CSS? I'm running DreamWeaver CS4 on a Mac book pro with Snow Leopard. DreamWeaver was set up using the default settings, and there are no extensions enabled.
The attached screen shots show what I am experincing.
Thanks,

Wow... you waited all of 2 hours...
try removing your configuration folder and restarting
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> Hi Folks,
>
> Has no one any ideas --- Please!!
>
> Ian

Code view not in synch with Design view (Dreamweaver CS3)

Hello All,
On my main work PC, I am running Dreamweaver CS3. When I am
working in split view (with both Design and Code view visible) when
I click on an element (say, a button) in Design view, the code view
automatically shows me the code for the element that I am working
on. That way, if I need to manually edit the code, I can click on
the Code view and make the appropriate changes.
On my laptop I am also running Dreamweaver CS3 However, when
I am working in split view and I click on a element in Design view,
my code view does NOT update itself and continues to show the last
bit of code I was working on in Code view. While this could come in
handy at times where i want design view and code view to show me
two different things, I mostly would like code view to update
automatically. Currently the only way I can get code view to update
on my laptop is to hit the "refresh design view (F5)" button. Is
there a way to do this automatically? Is this an option in
Dreamweaver preferences because I don't see it anywhere.
Thanks so much for your help.

Ethereal_Mike wrote:
> Does the new version of Dreamweaver CS3 print the code
in color?
No. If you feel that it's an important enhancement that you
would like
to see in future versions, submit a feature request:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
The more people who request a specific feature, the more
likely it is to
be implemented.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

How do I disable InContext Editing code hints in Dreamweaver CS6?

The service was discontinued in 2011, why does the latest version of Dreamweaver not make it easy to disable these code hints? There are no options to disable them, and I've gone so far as to comment out every individual line of the ICE.vtm file yet still these code hints insist on popping up. What's the point of having a customizable IDE if I'm forced to have code hints I couldn't use if I wanted to. Can we get a patch giving us an option to disable these?

Hi
In Context Editing, is still available via 'Business Catalyst'. That is why it is still available.
As far as code hints are concerned, you have to edit the code hints xml file also.
PZ

IE shows code from dreamweaver CS3 after uploading

Hi guys
Need help.
I have coded a site in Dreamweaver CS3 and after I upload through the automatic upload everything goes perfectly fine until I view the site online through Internet Explorer. Through all other browsers the website comes through fine ie Firefox, iron for PC and Mac etc. Its just the PC Internet Explorer that shows the actual code.
This is my code:
br />
&#x2022 Resume / CV<br />
<br />
What it sows is the code of the dots (&#x2022) only.
The link is http://www.naissant.ca/becomeadesigner.html
Hope someone can help with the problem.
Thanks

Can't see any code in IE7, IE8 or IE9 at the link you supplied.......maybe you have fixed it?
Correction I was looking for a bit more code. Change this &#x2022 to •
or add semi-colon after code ; as shown below (not sure if this is genuine as I have'nt use that particular code to produce a bullet point)
•

CSS Code Hints in CS3

I'm new to DW (CS3). I'm making an external CSS and when I
press return to get a new line I get a code hint that pops up to
select which attribute I might want next. I find if I click on an
item in the list it is not entered for me.
If I use the arrow keys and press return/enter it accepts it
an enters it for me.
Is this how it is supposed to work? That seems like an error
to me.

"Rothrock" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Not 'til you suggested it. But no dice.
>
> So say I type "te?" to jump to text? and I want
text-decoration. If I
> click on
> text-decoration (or double click!) the code hints window
goes away and I'm
> left
> with "te" on the line.
>
As you type the hint zeros in on the rule that you want (or
you can use the
up and down keyboard arrows to select the rule that you want)
Once the
desired rule is highlighted pressing the Enter key on your
keyboard will
place the rule in your stylesheet.
Regards
Phill
P Hellewell
P&M Software
Maintenance Management Software
http://www.pmsoftware.co.uk

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I've been using Dreamweaver to create php based websites with the popular Zend Framework 1. I'm now trying to integrate Dreamweaver with ZF2 and the Dreamweaver is giving me errors for lies such as:
$loader = new Zend\Loader\StandardAutoloader(array('autoregister_zf' => true));
and
use Zend\Session\Container;
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Using Spry how to stop Dreamweaver CS3 from Changing Code

Hi
I am using Dreamweaver CS3 to build/maintain a website www.ghoter.net. I started using Spry to insert data from an xml file as I need the data in the xml file to show up on several different pages, includeing the home page. The data in the xml file changes from time to time. This is working wery well. But I am having a problem with Dreamweaver automaticly changing a line of code in the html files every time I make a change to the html file. The line of code that is being changed is in the head of the program.
This is the line of code that is being changed: The xml's name is data-3.xml The date from the xml file goes at the top of the left collumn.
The good code is: var ds1 = new Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("data-3.xml", "customers/customer",{distinctOnLoad:true});
The above line of code is automaticly being changed to this below, which does not work:
var ds1 = new Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("data-3.xml", "customers/customer",<MM:BeginLock translatorClass="MM_SPRY" type="MM_SPRY_DATA_REFERENCE" orig="{distinctOnLoad:true}" ><MM_DYNAMIC_CONTENT DYNAMICDATA=1><MM:DECORATION HILITECOLOR="Dyn Untranslated Color">{distinctOnLoad:true}</MM:DECORATION></MM_DYNAMIC_CONTENT></script><MM:EndLock>);
I can replace the bad line of code with the good code just befor saving the html file and the good line of code will be saved with the file and the web page works as it should.
Any help would be appricated. Thanks
Jack Burn

Hi Jack,
I think (not sure though) that the Library Item is causing the problem. I never use the Library Item because server side includes are far more efficient and need less maintenance.
Have a look here http://foundationphp.com/tutorials/sprymenu/ssi.php
If you have PHP serverside scripting language, use DW to add serverside includes using PHP.
Getting back to your original problem, try without the Library Item and see if DW still changes the code.
I hope this helps.
Ben

MXML Code Hints in Dreamweaver

Hey folks,
In case anyone is interested, I have created a Dreamweaver
extension which adds the .mxml document type along with MXML tag
code hints. Check it out, I would be interested to see the number
of Dreamweaver folks that want this. You can get to it here:
http://www.skipslate.com
Brice Mason

I wouldn't be surprised at anything in DMX, honestly. If you
are doing alot
of CSS work, you should be in DW8 anyhow. Is there any chance
you can
upgrade?
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"Mack Merkur" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> This is really strange:
> The code hints work fine for HTML, JS, PHP and other but
not for CSS. I
> have
> the code hints enabled and their delay set to 0 (zero)
seconds. Also i try
> to
> force the code hints menu to pop-up by pressing
ctrl+space but it doesn't
> work
> either. The CSS file is beeing created in Dreamweaver
from scratch.
>
> any ideas? I really need this to work since I do tons of
CSSing
> lately.
>

Duplicate code inserted at end of file by dreamweaver CS3 and CS5

I have been using CS3 basically since it came out and have just recently upgraded to CS5.
Previously with CS3 Dreamweaver, in approx the last 6months of use I started experiencing a random effect were any file (HTML, JS, CSS...) opened, edited, and then saved by Dreamweaver would often result in a chunk of the code to be duplicated at the end of the file.
(small example can be seen here: http://screencast.com/t/YTNmNWRmNzYt)
The more the file was edited, the larger the chunk of duplicated code would be.
Additionally, this duplicated code was not visible in Dreamweaver while that file was still open - but closing it and re-opening it (or viewing it in Notepad) would then reveal it. Deleting it from within Dreamweaver had no effect on it's removal - it remained in the file when saved.
The only way I have been working around this was to constantly close files, check them in Notepad, correct the code if needed, and then continue working or put file into production.I am running Windows 7 (64 Bit).
I have another machine with same OS and another new copy of CS5 but I have not yet been able to replicate the same issue - although I have not tested it extensively (the issue happens randomly, although quite frequently on my machine).
I have come across other similar issues posted online but many of these date back to 2007/2008.
SAME ISSUES HERE:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/120994#120994
http://forums.adobe.com/message/885195#885195
http://forums.adobe.com/message/186424#186424
Similar issue:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1020537#1020537
Google groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/macromedia.dreamweaver/browse_thread/thread/b35b50466da5ea0 5/8c5264cb11bf7d36?lnk=st&q=dreamweaver+extra+code&rnum=3#8c5264cb11bf7d36
http://groups.google.com/group/macromedia.dreamweaver/browse_thread/thread/ae47c5731780634 d/012a96d2fb5c818f?lnk=st&q=dreamweaver+extra+code&rnum=8#012a96d2fb5c818f

Adobe doesn't care, they don't have to. I like Phsotoshop and have been using it professionally for 20 years, but lets face it, I wouldnt mind some really good competition from another source. It didnt use to be the only game in town, and doesnt have to remain so.
I could brainstorm how I would want competing software to look like. Pshop is not the easiest workflow possible. Illustrator is clearly deficient to even CorelDraw, and certainly Freehand. I've been meaning to reconnect with CorelDraw. It did some cool things.
Google Chrome is pulling a lot of manoevers software wise and I hope they try to go a little deeper and give Adobe a run for their money on the one program they feel justifies unbelievable gouging. Go investigate Ableton Live if you want to see what a company that cares about its customers is doing, ADOBE. Audition is a JOKE compared to Ableton Live. Thank God we're not powned on the audio side by these suits.
The idea that a company would peddle buggy software, which CS4 was..., although some of that was Apple's fault, is bad, the upgrade prices were ridiculous, and this is the end of the road for me currently. The idea that a company would actively
push away customers is pretty incredible. "But I sent you an email!" Whoops, you gotta pay $1900 for production premium CS6! HAHAHAHAHA. Time for a YT video with my old hard copy box. Sounds like a good idea.
There are too many options on the motion graphics side, and I'll keep a static machine to run Pshop and AE CS4.
The masters of the universe will have theit way, and the rest must bow to their ambivalent greed. At least that's the way they think. It would seem that Adobe and Apple really, really want some upstarts to come up. Maybe $360 for a year to figure out an exit might work. It will be interesting to see if this hits earnings. VERY interesting.

Code Hints Problem - CS3

I just got Flash CS3 today, I have it installed and I
uninstalled Flash 8 after I installed Flash CS3, the problem is,
code hints don't display anymore like it did before when I type
"on(" or whatever, and I really need them, they are my lifesaver.
Yes, I do have them enabled in the settings, and they just don't
show up.
Oh yeah, it doesn't show up for AS3, AS2/Flash Player 8
settings work fine.
I'm running Vista.

quote:
Originally posted by:
eirkeirkeirk
I just noticed that when authoring an .as file in CS3, I get
the AS3 code hints, even though I'm writing an AS2 class. Bummer. I
don't see a way to specify which version class file you are
authoring. Maybe I missed something??
Erik
Here is an example of what I'm talking about. Grabs taken
while authoring an external class (.as) file in CS3.
No "method completion" hint like I would get in Studio 8:
img1
And I get all the AS3 methods and properties because there is
apparently no way to tell Flash that I want this .as file to be an
AS 2.0 class - note the lack of properties like _alpha:
img2
So, seriously, am I missing something or did Adobe just make
Flash CS3 even worse than Studio 8 for authoring AS 2.0 classes?
Erik

DW CS3 missing code hinting

I see this same question posted on the discussion boards and no one has a good answer; if one at all.
Control + Spacebar is not bringing up code hints.

> can anyone explain why this might be happening?
Could only be attributed to user error.
Can you give us a set of steps that causes this to happen
reliably?
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"Bananzaman" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> hi folks,
>
> my DW CS3 has been acting a bit funny lately, both with
new template
> driven
> sites and sites I've graduated up thru DW MX.
>
> what seems to be happening is an implant of code
normally seen in the
> <head>
> of a web page, ending up mid-way thru the <body>
for no apparent reason.
> this
> includes title, meta tags, dw's roll over javascrpt etc.
>
> example, this code:
>
> =======================
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0
Transitional//EN">
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>name of website, etc</title>
> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1">
> <meta name="Generator" content="">
> <meta name="Revisit-After" content="60 Days">
> 
> <script language="JavaScript"
type="text/JavaScript">
> <!--
> if (window != top) top.location.href = location.href;
>
> function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
> var i,x,a=document.MM_sr;
for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a
)&&x.oSrc;i++)
> x.src=x.oSrc;
> }
>
> AND ON AND ON!!
>
> ===========================================
>
> can anyone explain why this might be happening?
>
> thanks for any enlightenment!!
>
> Gary
>

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