Dreamweaver CS6 - New Feature - Fluid Grid Layouts

For those interested in what is coming in CS6, John Nack just posted a video on his blog to see about Fluid Grid Layouts:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/04/sneak-peek-of-fluid-grid-layouts-in-dreamweaver-cs6.h tml

A bit more http://www.dwcourse.com/dreamweaver/dreamweaver-cs6-features.php
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Problems Creating a "Fluid Grid Layout" with Adobe Dreamweaver CS6

I am trying to create a fluid grid layout in Dreamweaver CS6 (which I know how to do), the problem is Dreamweaver started automatically saving the boilerplate.css & respond.min.js in the Dreamweaver program folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS6\configuration\BuiltIn\Fluid Grid Layout\) it does not ask me to save the boilerplate.css or the respond.min.js docs as it normally does. Dreamweaver CS6 also creates a css document instead of the html page it should create. I called Adobe support, however they offer no support for "Fluid Grid Layouts", and I cannot seem to find a solution to this problem anywhere on the internet. If anyone knows how to fix this so it will work properly again it will be greatly appreciated!

Hi toger02,
If you have restored the preferences correctly and the issue is still unresolved I would recommend checking the workflow again.
Define a new site in Dreamweaver.
File < New Fluid Grid Layout < Create. Doctype set to HTML5 and no CSS file attached.
A dialog box will pop up, prompting you to save the CSS for this design. This is your custom style sheet. Give a "filename.css" < Click Save.
Once you've done that, the layout for the mobile device appears in the design view as an "untitled" new document with related files listed as "boilerplate.css","respond.min.js" and "filename.css" i.e your custom CSS file.
File < Save < "filename.html". < Save. On clicking Save it will show a popup with the message: Copy Dependent Files, which are boilerplate.css and respond.min.js.
I hope this helps else let us know if issue is on all the new sites and fluid grid pages that you create?
Thanks,
Bhawna

Fluid Grid Layout CS6

Hi Guys,
First post here so I might be in the wrong place so please let me know if I am and point me to where I should be! Thanks.
So I've been developing a new site using CS6 with the Fluid Grid Layout system, everything has been going great until all of a sudden the fluid grid system disappears, at first I thought I had disrupted the code too much with my custom CSS though I rolled back the file to a version that was working perfectly and yet the fluid grid system is still no where to be found. I guess I hit a hotkey that turns the function on and off though I cannot for the life of me find what it is. I've tried closing the file and opening again, shutting down dreamweaver completly and even restarting my pc with no effect.
If anybody could help me with this issue I would be very grateful!
Kind regards,
Mitchell Ransom

View > Visual Aids > Fluid Grid Layout Guides.
Window > Multi-screen Preview.
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/

Fluid grid layout lost when closing and reopening Dreamweaver

I am working on fluid grid layout in dreamweaver cc. I created a new dreamweaver site, created a fluid grid layout page and everything looked and worked as it should. I closed out of dreamweaver and when I reopened it, I could no longer see the fluid grid layout or the fluid grid handles on any of the divs. I also no longer had the little button in the toolbar next to the live button either, to toggle the fluid layout on and off. I did not move the css or js from where dreamweaver originally stored them.
Also checked the content and code of my files, everything looks as it should:
The fluid grid layout style sheet IS attached to the page.
The Fluid Grid Properties near the top of the style sheet ARE still there.
I have tried several test sites and as soon as I close DW and reopen it, the fluid grid layout button is gone, as is are the visual aids. I uninstalled and reinstalled dreamweaver to no avail.
Very frustrating!
ANY help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi,
Thank you for all the responses. When I was doing the testing, I didn't touch any of the style sheets. I just created a new site, created a new FGL page, saved everything, then closed out. When I reopened, the FGL elements were not there. So in taking Ken's suggestion, I was getting ready to upload the files to see if anyone could see what I was doing wrong. I had named the file test.html so I did a 'save as', to save it as index.html to make it easier. Then a strange thing happened. The new 'index.html' page came in with the FGL elements! When I looked at the test.html, they still were not there. In doing additional testing, when I open the first file, whether test.html or index.html, no FGL functions are available, when I open the second one, again no matter whether test.html or index.html, they are. Getting ready to throw my hands up... I uploaded everything to:
http://www.ComputerSecurity.com/fgltest/
Directly under there is the css file called fgltest.css, along with the boilerplate.css, respond.min.js, index,html, and test.html.
Don't know what is going on. I am new to fluid grid layouts, but not to dreamweaver, have been using it for years. Unless someone can see something that I cannot, seems like the only way I can create a Fluid grid layout based on this new information, is to open one page and work on another...

CSS height property use in Fluid grid layout

Hi, I'm totally new to fluid grid layout and just got started in it. I have a div tag that has 5px height and I sucessfully applied that and seem fine only on Tablet landscape (1024x768) and Small tablet landscape (800x600), nevertheless it isn't even displaying on Mobile portrait (320x480), Mobile landscape (480x320), Small tablet portrait (600x800) and Tablet portrait (768x1024).
My coding is below
index.html
<!doctype html>




<html class="">

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<link href="fluid.grid.layout/boilerplate.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="fluid.grid.layout/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">


<script src="fluid.grid.layout/respond.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="gridContainer clearfix">
<div id="LayoutDiv1"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
boilerplate.css
@charset "utf-8";
* HTML5 ✰ Boilerplate
* What follows is the result of much research on cross-browser styling.
* Credit left inline and big thanks to Nicolas Gallagher, Jonathan Neal,
* Kroc Camen, and the H5BP dev community and team.
* Detailed information about this CSS: h5bp.com/css
* Dreamweaver modifications:
* 1. Commented out selection highlight
* 2. Removed media queries section (we add our own in a separate file)
* ==|== normalize ==========================================================
/* =============================================================================
   HTML5 display definitions
   ========================================================================== */
article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, footer, header, hgroup, nav, section { display: block; }
audio, canvas, video { display: inline-block; *display: inline; *zoom: 1; }
audio:not([controls]) { display: none; }
[hidden] { display: none; }
/* =============================================================================
   Base
   ========================================================================== */
* 1. Correct text resizing oddly in IE6/7 when body font-size is set using em units
* 2. Force vertical scrollbar in non-IE
* 3. Prevent iOS text size adjust on device orientation change, without disabling user zoom: h5bp.com/g
html { font-size: 100%; overflow-y: scroll; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.231; }
body, button, input, select, textarea { font-family: sans-serif; color: #222; }
* Remove text-shadow in selection highlight: h5bp.com/i
* These selection declarations have to be separate
* Also: hot pink! (or customize the background color to match your design)
/* Dreamweaver: uncomment these if you do want to customize the selection highlight
*::-moz-selection { background: #fe57a1; color: #fff; text-shadow: none; }
*::selection { background: #fe57a1; color: #fff; text-shadow: none; }
/* =============================================================================
   Links
   ========================================================================== */
a { color: #00e; }
a:visited { color: #551a8b; }
a:hover { color: #06e; }
a:focus { outline: thin dotted; }
/* Improve readability when focused and hovered in all browsers: h5bp.com/h */
a:hover, a:active { outline: 0; }
/* =============================================================================
   Typography
   ========================================================================== */
abbr[title] { border-bottom: 1px dotted; }
b, strong { font-weight: bold; }
blockquote { margin: 1em 40px; }
dfn { font-style: italic; }
hr { display: block; height: 1px; border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0; padding: 0; }
ins { background: #ff9; color: #000; text-decoration: none; }
mark { background: #ff0; color: #000; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; }
/* Redeclare monospace font family: h5bp.com/j */
pre, code, kbd, samp { font-family: monospace, monospace; _font-family: 'courier new', monospace; font-size: 1em; }
/* Improve readability of pre-formatted text in all browsers */
pre { white-space: pre; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; }
q { quotes: none; }
q:before, q:after { content: ""; content: none; }
small { font-size: 85%; }
/* Position subscript and superscript content without affecting line-height: h5bp.com/k */
sub, sup { font-size: 75%; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; }
sup { top: -0.5em; }
sub { bottom: -0.25em; }
/* =============================================================================
   Lists
   ========================================================================== */
ul, ol { margin: 1em 0; padding: 0 0 0 40px; }
dd { margin: 0 0 0 40px; }
nav ul, nav ol { list-style: none; list-style-image: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
/* =============================================================================
   Embedded content
   ========================================================================== */
* 1. Improve image quality when scaled in IE7: h5bp.com/d
* 2. Remove the gap between images and borders on image containers: h5bp.com/e
img { border: 0; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: middle; }
* Correct overflow not hidden in IE9
svg:not(:root) { overflow: hidden; }
/* =============================================================================
   Figures
   ========================================================================== */
figure { margin: 0; }
/* =============================================================================
   Forms
   ========================================================================== */
form { margin: 0; }
fieldset { border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
/* Indicate that 'label' will shift focus to the associated form element */
label { cursor: pointer; }
* 1. Correct color not inheriting in IE6/7/8/9
* 2. Correct alignment displayed oddly in IE6/7
legend { border: 0; *margin-left: -7px; padding: 0; }
* 1. Correct font-size not inheriting in all browsers
* 2. Remove margins in FF3/4 S5 Chrome
* 3. Define consistent vertical alignment display in all browsers
button, input, select, textarea { font-size: 100%; margin: 0; vertical-align: baseline; *vertical-align: middle; }
* 1. Define line-height as normal to match FF3/4 (set using !important in the UA stylesheet)
* 2. Correct inner spacing displayed oddly in IE6/7
button, input { line-height: normal; *overflow: visible; }
* Reintroduce inner spacing in 'table' to avoid overlap and whitespace issues in IE6/7
table button, table input { *overflow: auto; }
* 1. Display hand cursor for clickable form elements
* 2. Allow styling of clickable form elements in iOS
button, input[type="button"], input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"] { cursor: pointer; -webkit-appearance: button; }
* Consistent box sizing and appearance
input[type="checkbox"], input[type="radio"] { box-sizing: border-box; }
input[type="search"] { -webkit-appearance: textfield; -moz-box-sizing: content-box; -webkit-box-sizing: content-box; box-sizing: content-box; }
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration { -webkit-appearance: none; }
* Remove inner padding and border in FF3/4: h5bp.com/l
button::-moz-focus-inner, input::-moz-focus-inner { border: 0; padding: 0; }
* 1. Remove default vertical scrollbar in IE6/7/8/9
* 2. Allow only vertical resizing
textarea { overflow: auto; vertical-align: top; resize: vertical; }
/* Colors for form validity */
input:valid, textarea:valid { }
input:invalid, textarea:invalid { background-color: #f0dddd; }
/* =============================================================================
   Tables
   ========================================================================== */
table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; }
td { vertical-align: top; }
/* ==|== primary styles =====================================================
   Author:
   ========================================================================== */
/* ==|== non-semantic helper classes ========================================
   Please define your styles before this section.
   ========================================================================== */
/* For image replacement */
.ir { display: block; border: 0; text-indent: -999em; overflow: hidden; background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; text-align: left; direction: ltr; }
.ir br { display: none; }
/* Hide from both screenreaders and browsers: h5bp.com/u */
.hidden { display: none !important; visibility: hidden; }
/* Hide only visually, but have it available for screenreaders: h5bp.com/v */
.visuallyhidden { border: 0; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; }
/* Extends the .visuallyhidden class to allow the element to be focusable when navigated to via the keyboard: h5bp.com/p */
.visuallyhidden.focusable:active, .visuallyhidden.focusable:focus { clip: auto; height: auto; margin: 0; overflow: visible; position: static; width: auto; }
/* Hide visually and from screenreaders, but maintain layout */
.invisible { visibility: hidden; }
/* Contain floats: h5bp.com/q */
.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after { content: ""; display: table; }
.clearfix:after { clear: both; }
.clearfix { zoom: 1; }
/* ==|== print styles =======================================================
   Print styles.
   Inlined to avoid required HTTP connection: h5bp.com/r
   ========================================================================== */
@media print {
* { background: transparent !important; color: black !important; text-shadow: none !important; filter:none !important; -ms-filter: none !important; } /* Black prints faster: h5bp.com/s */
a, a:visited { text-decoration: underline; }
a[href]:after { content: " (" attr(href) ")"; }
abbr[title]:after { content: " (" attr(title) ")"; }
.ir a:after, a[href^="javascript:"]:after, a[href^="#"]:after { content: ""; } /* Don't show links for images, or javascript/internal links */
pre, blockquote { border: 1px solid #999; page-break-inside: avoid; }
thead { display: table-header-group; } /* h5bp.com/t */
tr, img { page-break-inside: avoid; }
img { max-width: 100% !important; }
@page { margin: 0.5cm; }
p, h2, h3 { orphans: 3; widows: 3; }
h2, h3 { page-break-after: avoid; }
style.css
@charset "utf-8";
/* Simple fluid media
   Note: Fluid media requires that you remove the media's height and width attributes from the HTML
   http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fluid-images/
img, object, embed, video {
          max-width: 100%;
/* IE 6 does not support max-width so default to width 100% */
.ie6 img {
          width:100%;
          Dreamweaver Fluid Grid Properties
          dw-num-cols-mobile:                    4;
          dw-num-cols-tablet:                    8;
          dw-num-cols-desktop:          10;
          dw-gutter-percentage:          25;
          Inspiration from "Responsive Web Design" by Ethan Marcotte
          http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design
          and Golden Grid System by Joni Korpi
          http://goldengridsystem.com/
/* Mobile Layout: 480px and below. */
.gridContainer {
          margin-left: auto;
          margin-right: auto;
          width: 85.5%;
          padding-left: 2.25%;
          padding-right: 2.25%;
#LayoutDiv1 {
          clear: both;
          float: left;
          margin-left: 0;
          width: 100%;
          height:5px;
          display: block;
/* Tablet Layout: 481px to 768px. Inherits styles from: Mobile Layout. */
@media only screen and (min-width: 481px) {
.gridContainer {
          width: 97.5%;
          padding-left: 1.25%;
          padding-right: 1.25%;
#LayoutDiv1 {
          clear: both;
          float: left;
          margin-left: 0;
          width: 100%;
          height:5px;
          display: block;
/* Desktop Layout: 769px to a max of 1232px. Inherits styles from: Mobile Layout and Tablet Layout. */
@media only screen and (min-width: 769px) {
.gridContainer {
          width: 98%;
          max-width: 1232px;
          padding-left: 1%;
          padding-right: 1%;
          margin: auto;
#LayoutDiv1 {
          clear: both;
          float: left;
          margin-left: 0;
          width: 100%;
          display: block;
          height:5px;
          background-color:#FBB829;
respond.min.js
/*! Respond.js v1.0.1pre: min/max-width media query polyfill. (c) Scott Jehl. MIT/GPLv2 Lic. j.mp/respondjs */
(function(e,h){e.respond={};respond.update=function(){};respond.mediaQueriesSupported=h;if(h){return}var u=e.document,r=u.documentElement,i=[],k=[],p=[],o={},g=30,f=u.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||r,b=f.getElementsByTagName("link"),d=[],a=function(){var B=b,w=B.length,z=0,y,x,A,v;for(;z<w;z++){y=B[z],x=y.href,A=y.media,v=y.rel&&y.rel.toLowerCase()==="stylesheet";if(!!x&&v&&!o[x]){if(y.styleSheet&&y.styleSheet.rawCssText){m(y.styleSheet.rawCssText,x,A);o[x]=true}else{if(!/^([a-zA-Z]+?:(\/\/)?)/.test(x)||x.replace(RegExp.$1,"").split("/")[0]===e.location.host){d.push({href:x,media:A})}}}}t()},t=function(){if(d.length){var v=d.shift();n(v.href,function(w){m(w,v.href,v.media);o[v.href]=true;t()})}},m=function(G,v,x){var E=G.match(/@media[^\{]+\{([^\{\}]+\{[^\}\{]+\})+/gi),H=E&&E.length||0,v=v.substring(0,v.lastIndexOf("/")),w=function(I){return I.replace(/(url$)['"]?([^\/$'"][^:\)'"]+)['"]?(\))/g,"$1"+v+"$2$3")},y=!H&&x,B=0,A,C,D,z,F;if(v.length){v+="/"}if(y){H=1}for(;B<H;B++){A=0;if(y){C=x;k.push(w(G))}else{C=E[B].match(/@media ([^\{]+)\{([\S\s]+?)$/)&&RegExp.$1;k.push(RegExp.$2&&w(RegExp.$2))}z=C.split(",");F=z.length;for(;A<F;A++){D=z[A];i.push({media:D.match(/(only\s+)?([a-zA-Z]+)(\sand)?/)&&RegExp.$2,rules:k.length-1,minw:D.match(/$min\-width:[\s]*([\s]*[0-9]+)px[\s]*$/)&&parseFloat(RegExp.$1),maxw:D.match(/$max\-width:[\s]*([\s]*[0-9]+)px[\s]*$/)&&parseFloat(RegExp.$1)})}}j()},l,q,j=function(E){var v="clientWidth",x=r[v],D=u.compatMode==="CSS1Compat"&&x||u.body[v]||x,z={},C=u.createDocumentFragment(),B=b[b.length-1],w=(new Date()).getTime();if(E&&l&&w-l<g){clearTimeout(q);q=setTimeout(j,g);return}else{l=w}for(var y in i){var F=i[y];if(!F.minw&&!F.maxw||(!F.minw||F.minw&&D>=F.minw)&&(!F.maxw||F.maxw&&D<=F.maxw)){if(!z[F.media]){z[F.media]=[]}z[F.media].push(k[F.rules])}}for(var y in p){if(p[y]&&p[y].parentNode===f){f.removeChild(p[y])}}for(var y in z){var G=u.createElement("style"),A=z[y].join("\n");G.type="text/css";G.media=y;if(G.styleSheet){G.styleSheet.cssText=A}else{G.appendChild(u.createTextNode(A))}C.appendChild(G);p.push(G)}f.insertBefore(C,B.nextSibling)},n=function(v,x){var w=c();if(!w){return}w.open("GET",v,true);w.onreadystatechange=function(){if(w.readyState!=4||w.status!=200&&w.status!=304){return}x(w.responseText)};if(w.readyState==4){return}w.send(null)},c=(function(){var v=false;try{v=new XMLHttpRequest()}catch(w){v=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}return function(){return v}})();a();respond.update=a;function s(){j(true)}if(e.addEventListener){e.addEventListener("resize",s,false)}else{if(e.attachEvent){e.attachEvent("onresize",s)}}})(this,(function(f){if(f.matchMedia){return true}var e,i=document,c=i.documentElement,g=c.firstElementChild||c.firstChild,h=!i.body,d=i.body||i.createElement("body"),b=i.createElement("div"),a="only all";b.id="mq-test-1";b.style.cssText="position:absolute;top:-99em";d.appendChild(b);b.innerHTML='_<style media="'+a+'"> #mq-test-1 { width: 9px; }</style>';if(h){c.insertBefore(d,g)}b.removeChild(b.firstChild);e=b.offsetWidth==9;if(h){c.removeChild(d)}else{d.removeChild(b)}return e})(this));
I really do appreciate your efforts to help me solve this problem... Thank you in advance

Height is determined by content. I can't think of a single reason to have a div height of 5px because almost nothing will fit inside that small a space without problems.
As to why it doesn't show up in other devices, you must have put that style into the Tablet CSS code instead of the default Mobile CSS code.
Fluid Grids build up from Mobile (applied to everything) with specific rules for Tablets, then Desktops.
Best advice, use Fluid Grids for layout only. Use a separate CSS file for content styles.
Hope this helps,
Nancy O.

Fluid grid layout won't open

I simply create a new fluid grid layout.. name and save the default css file ...name and save the default first page and upload to my server.
Everything works fine and I am able to work on the page in dreamweaver cc as a fluid grid layout.
But when i close down dream weaver, (even if i do no more than save the two files and dont edit anything else) and reopen dreamweaver cc i can no longer work in fluid grid layout, dreamweaver doesnt recognise the page (default) as fluid grid layout and i cannot see the little button that toggles fluid grid layout on and off.
I have not edited the css file or the page in anyway.
someone suggested i go to visual aids and enable fluid grid guides .... but this does not exist and there is no longer a fluid grid button next to the live view button.
I really need to get this working, fluid grid layouts are useless if you cant edit them after creating them
Here is the default code
<!doctype html>




<html class="">

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<link href="boilerplate.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="/test2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">


<script src="respond.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="gridContainer clearfix">
<div id="div1" class="fluid">Use Insert Panel for additional Fluid Grid Layout Elements. Note: All Fluid Layout tags must be contained within the "gridContainer" div tag.</div></div>
</body>
</html>
Thanks in advance for any replies

I defined the site, when i imported the site as business catalyst site.
It is there, i have checked all the details are correct and can edit and work on the site as a normal site, I just can't get it to recognise any pages i've created as a fluid grid page after closing and reopening the page.
Yeah I watched the video and that is what im doing, create new page as fluid grid layout, save the css to the root, save the html page to the root, all works fine and i can edit in the fluid grid, the grids there, the little buttons there, the handles to adjust fluid grid propertys there.
But at any point if i close the page and open it again i lose the handles, the fluid grid and the little button and can only edit as a normal dreamweaver page.
I tried to phone adobe support yesterday but gave up after 2 hours of waiting
Cry

How To Center Fluid Grid Layout Div Tag

Hello I am remaking my webiste and am new to fluid grid layouts. I am trying to center the images you will see in my website into the middle.
I can use pixels to center it but it will not be centered for all screen resolutions. What do I have to change in the css rule defintion to center it all out or simply move it to the side?
WEBISTE: http://auto-republic.com
CODE: http://pastebin.com/LujvaGek
Thanks in advance!

In HTML Code View, line 53 - 56, replace what you have now with this:
<div class="gridContainer clearfix">
     <div id="LayoutDiv1">
     <p>LAYOUTDIV1 CONTENT GOES HERE<p>
     </div>
     <div id="LayoutDiv2">
     <p>LAYOUTDIV2 CONTENT GOES HERE</p>
     <a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('wrecker','','images/wreckerservice/wreckerservice2.gif',1)"><img id="wrecker" src="images/wreckerservice/wreckerservice2.gif"></a><a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('facebook','','images/facebook/facebook2.gif',1)"><img id="facebook" src="http://auto-republic.com/images/facebook/facebook1.gif"></a><a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('askaquestion','','images/askusaquestion/askaquestion2.gif',1)"><img id="askaquestion" src="http://auto-republic.com/images/askusaquestion/askaquestion1.gif"></a>
     </div>
Nancy O.

Using Fluid Grid layouts | Learn Dreamweaver CS6 | Adobe TV

Designing for multiple screens can be a difficult and time-consuming task. The new Fluid Grid feature in Dreamweaver CS6 gives designers a visual way to control page layout for multiple screen sizes. It also automatically integrates cross-browser consistency through the use of HTML5 boilerplate and the respond.js library.
http://adobe.ly/IUFngo

Although the whole fluid grid layout feature suffers from a terrible implementation, this video explains what is needed to understand, and warns very well for all the strange culprits in this feature.
It takes time for most designers to get used to the idea of fluidity in a visual representation of information, and let structural building blocks flow according to alternating views and rules. Let's hope Adobe Edge Reflow helps us doing that in a better, faster way.

How to edit fluid grid layout in Dreamweaver CS6

Hi all
I am a designer at the company I work for and we've been building repsonsive designs for the past 12months. I've decided that it would be good for me to try out the new fluid grid layout tool in Dreamweaver CS6 to see if we can improve the design process by using dreamweaver to allow us to quickly prototype my designs for mobile, tablet and desktop.
However I have 2 problems so far.
1) I've created my first fluid grid layout and saved all the files into a new folder. I set grid widths and gutter but now want to edit the values as I am not happy with the gutter. Can this be done? I can't seem to find the file that does this so can anyone point me in the right direction?
2) We have traditionally used pixels to define our grids. I normally produce a grid with a fixed pixel gutter, overall width and column size. It seems that Dreamweaver only has the option to use percentages. Can anyone tell me if this can be changed and again where I can do this?
Thanks for your help
Trevor

In Code View, open your FluidGrid.css file (or whatever you named it) when you created the layout.
FluidGrid Layouts are not perfect and the interface could use a lot of improvement. That said, I think they can be used as a starting point for simple layout projects providing you understand their limitations and are willing to manually tweak the FluidGrid.css code.
If you've been doing Responsive Layouts for 12 months, you're probably building desktop to mobile whereas FluidGrids build from mobile to desktop. It takes a little adjustment in thinking.
Keep FluidGrid.css for layout only. Use a seperate stylesheet for your content styles.
Nancy O.

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Adobe Evangelist Greg Rewis shows how to create adaptive designs using Fluid Grid Layouts in Dreamweaver CS6.
http://adobe.ly/Iq7L8z

maybe someone here can answer this. Can I take an existing website and apply the fluid grid layout feature to it? I have one regular website that is not responsive. I've tried copying and pasting into the dreamweaver grid layout, but it doesn't respond as expected. Is this even possible?

Dreamweaver cs6 and Fluid Grid Layouts!

New to Dreamweaver cs6 and Fluid Grid Layouts!
Could you please tell me if you can create several layout grid designs (in the same website) depending on the page layout you need for each
page?
The reason I am asking is my web site has different information on each page (which is laid out differently)
Maybe create layout.css and layout2.css and so on. AND TIE EACH PAGE IN WITH A PHP INCLUDE NAVIGATION PLACED ON EACH PAGE.
Is this possible.
Thanks, Mrs. White

Different layouts for different pages? It's certainly possible, but I don't recommend it. Ideally you want to work with ONE FluidGrid Layout throughout your site with some additional CSS rules for optional regions (classes & styles) that may not be required on all pages. Some examples of optional regions would be contact forms, tables, definition lists, re-usable floats, etc...
If your Responsive Design is well planned, you shouldn't need more than one main structure for mobile, one for tablet and one for desktops. If you go down the path of having different structures for 3 devices AND each site page, you will soon be wrestling with a 10,000 lb. gorilla: Herculean to build and not much fun to maintain.
Server-side includes for site wide headers, footers & navigation are a very good idea whether your site is Responsive or not. I use them all the time.
Nancy O.

Creating new website with Fluid Grid Layout in CS6 - CS3 Transitions problem

I am making my second website with Fluid Grid layout and as with my last one, it seems I can't use CS6 transitions. Each time I go to add a new transition, Dreamweaver stops working and shuts down. Should you be able to use the transitions function with CS6 transitions or not? In the end, what I want to do is create a behaviour where one image is swapped with another with a click (not a rollover as it won't work on mobiles, I believe).
Thank you

Add a link to jQuery's Latest Library to your document <head> tags.
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js"></script>
Add the jQuery function code to <script> tags in your document. I typically put them right above the closing </body> tag.
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#one").click(function () {
        $("#one-a").toggle('slow');
    $("#two").click(function () {
        $("#two-a").toggle('slow');
    $("#three").click(function () {
        $("#three-a").toggle('slow');
</script>
</body>
As to why DW is closing you down, I don't know. That's not an expected behavior.
Without seeing your code, I'm going to guess that your CSS transition logic is incorrect or you're attempting to add transitions to the FluidGridLayout.css which is never a good idea. Always use a separate, external style sheet for your manually added content styles. Changes to either boilerplate.css or the temperamental FluidGridLayout.css files can result in problems.
Nancy O.

How to setup a default direction for new divs in fluid grid layout in dreamweaver?

Hi,
how to setup a default direction for new divs in fluid grid layout in dreamweaver? I am an RTL interface user, I need my new divs to be inserted from right to left not Left to Right! could it be in dreamweaver?
Thanks.

This may get me into strife, but my experience is that you are better off finding another platform for your RWD.
The framework that I tend to use is by Zub-Foundation http://foundation.zurb.com/.
A commercial product that I have come to appreciate can be found here http://www.projectseven.com/products/tools/composer/index.htm. Please do not mention me if you happen to choose this product.

How to setup a default size for new divs in fluid grid layout in dreamweaver?

Hi,
how to setup a default size for a new divs in fluid grid layout in dreamweaver? I don't need the default size for new divs as a 100% width, I need them 13.69% as a one coulmn width only (7 coulmns fluid grids layout for desktop size 1000w).
This problem I've faced when I intended to insert dozens of fluid grid divs in the layout.

Sorry, I don't believe that you have had a good look at the Foundation framework. I'll now hold your hand while we go through the basics.
Here is the specific page http://foundation.zurb.com/docs/components/grid.html
The default values are
Em-base : 16px
Row width: 62.5em (62.5em x 16px = 1000px)
Columns per row: 12
These and other default values can be changed. The fact of the matter is that if you stipulate a section width of 2 or 3 or 12 columns, the widths will automatically be calculated for you.
In your case, if you want 7 columns, all you need to do is change the number of columns per row and the rest is done for you.

Problem in desktop layout in "Building fluid grid layouts in Adobe Dreamweaver CS6"

In this tutorial you taught to design a responsive site ....but the Terrestrial Nursery completed page doesnot work well in Internet Explorer in 14 inches Square Monitor........that you have placed the three columns in the same alignment...but while viewing those three columns comes down one by one..........but works well in wide screen......is there any problem in the size of the monitor..........

Here is the link to the tutorial......
http://www.adobe.com/inspire/2012/08/fluid-grid-layouts-dreamweaver-cs6.html
It doesnot work well in Internet Explorer 8....What to do for the responsive site to work well in all the older versions of IE....

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