Dreamweaver CS3 Freezes on Mouseclick!

Okay, I've looked into this problem for over two hours and am
very disappointed in the development team at Adobe. I have tried a
number of things to try and fix the problem, but nothing works!
I open a .php file in code view in DW, and when I select a
block of text, then release the mouse button, DW freezes up
completely. It's rediculous. What were the developers thinking?
"When mouse button release, freeze application?" How can there be
any logic in an event handler for the mouse when I am just editing
text. How difficult is it to design a TEXT editing application that
doesn't crash. C'mon Adobe, get with it.
Anyways, I've tried to delete the site cache, didn't work. I
tried to delete the WinCacheFile which is related to some daylight
savings time bug--which is rediculous in the first place. I even
tried reinstalling / repairing the Dreamweaver CS3 installation
from my MasterCollection DVD set. That didn't help either!
What in the world is causing DW to freeze up? What can I do
to effectively "reset" DW beyond what I have already tried doing.
Does anybody know about the registry keys I can set to make sure it
doesn't occurr?? How can an application developer or designer sleep
well at night knowing they made a tool that costs a good deal of
money, yet does not work properly. It's a damn text editor!
My whole day has been spent making this application run . . .
Please, if you have experienced this problem, or know how to
fix. I need to hear from you.
Thank you for your time and help,
Laz

"Lazlo Hollyfeld" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
news:gnqkk3$hbv$[email protected]..
> Has anybody ever had this problem with DW CS3?? Are
there any
> answers out there?
The lack of answers probably means no one has experienced
exactly the
same problem as you. I know your experience must be
incredibly
frustrating, but Adobe didn't deliberately create a program
that would
freeze on a mouse click. CS3 was released nearly two years
ago, and is
used by millions of people every day without encountering the
same
problem as yours.
The difficulty is identifying what causes the problem in your
case. I
have suggested a possible solution in reply to you in the
"Dreamweaver
CS3 crashing" thread. It's a long shot, but it might work.
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert, Dreamweaver
http://foundationphp.com

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    My OS is Vista (I know, I know,) and my computer is older by healthy.
    I'm just looking for educated guesses, or suggestions on what I might possibly be able to do to test fix it.
    Thanks!

    I've seen this happen with CSS Templates designed in Artisteer.  The complex CSS code drives DW bonkers.  In my case, DW kept freezing while CSS was enabled.
    You might try disabling CSS styles. View > Style Rendering > untick Display Styles.
    Nancy O.
    Alt-Web Design & Publishing
    Web | Graphics | Print | Media  Specialists 
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