Dreamweaver CS5.5 live view problems

1.) As described in this Thread: http://forums.adobe.com/message/3204440#3204440 the Live View is very slow, when edit/design a php-page which uses external css files
2.) The live view does not support/show css3 tags, e.g. box-shadow or border-radius, altough the css-panel knows these tags. it is necessary to open the page in a local browser or in multiscreen-preview to see the design.
3.) The live view does not render the jqeury-mobile layout.

-Live View is very slow?
Only when the page contains CSS/JavaScript interactions.
-Live view does not support/show css3 tags?
Correct.
-Live view does not render the jqeury-mobile?
Actually, it does. You need, however, to choose a local path option for
the scripts.
Dreamweaver is a marvelous program, but like everything else made with
human hands and minds - it's not perfect. Live View is a very misleading
feature - actually, the only folks I know who find it useful are
beginners (who believe it works) and authors who write books and
tutorials that teach how to use it. It's worth at least one chapter of
filler
The only truth a novice should pull out of this topic is that when
testing a web page, the only reliable test is that which involves real
browsers.
Al Sparber - PVII
http://www.projectseven.com
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