DW 8 dif from DW MX w/ css & sites: help!

Question

I finally upgraded to Dreamweaver 8 (yes, I've been avoiding
it.: too many projects, no time for learning curve). I've tried
using it a bit and it's already driving me nuts. I feel like an
idiot for writing this posting because these most likely have
simple solutions but I can't figure them out. Here are my dilemmas:
1. in the CSS panel, there no longer seems to be a "no css
style" option. Is it gone or hidden?
2. When I hightlight text that I'd like a css style applied
to, in older versions of DW one simply clicked on the style name in
the CSS panel. Now when I click on the style name, nothing happens.
I have to right-click to 'Apply Style'. Am I doing it wrong? Is
there a new way to apply CSS?
3. in the local Files panel, when I double click on a file to
open it, the site starts to connect to the remote server. Driving
me nuts. Not OK.
4. When the site starts to connect to the remote server, it
gives me this message:
"this site has been set up for use by Macromedia Contibute
users. Do you want Dreamweaver to enable all required site settings
for compatibiltiy with Contribute sites?".
(A) This site has not been set up for use by Contribute YET
(other sites have, I guess, but pre-DW 8), and (B) I already said
"yes" once. I said "no" another time. I'm afraid to deselect "don't
show this message again" because I don't know what's happening when
I click yes or no. I don't really understadn what this means!
5. And finally, files now take FOREVER to upload! NOT OK.
This is the worst offender... Any suggestions?
Thank you generously in advance for any insight into my
frustrations. I'm back to using DW MX for now.

Answer 1

> 1. in the CSS panel, there no longer seems to be a "no
css style" option.
> Is
> it gone or hidden?
It's moved to the right-click context menu for the
QuickTagSelector.
> 2. When I hightlight text that I'd like a css style
applied to, in older
> versions of DW one simply clicked on the style name in
the CSS panel. Now
> when
> I click on the style name, nothing happens. I have to
right-click to
> 'Apply
> Style'. Am I doing it wrong? Is there a new way to apply
CSS?
Select the text, and use the Style selector on the Property
inspector to
apply your class.
> 3. in the local Files panel, when I double click on a
file to open it, the
> site starts to connect to the remote server. Driving me
nuts. Not OK.
This means that you have enabled Contribute for this site.
Have you?
> 4. When the site starts to connect to the remote server,
it gives me this
> message:
> "this site has been set up for use by Macromedia
Contibute users. Do you
> want
> Dreamweaver to enable all required site settings for
compatibiltiy with
> Contribute sites?".
Ahh - I see. If you are not going to use Contribute for this
site, then
don't enable it in the site's definition. But if you do
enable Contribute,
then this is how it works (and always has been), since by
doing that, you
change your entire work paradigm from using the local site as
the 'gold
standard' to using the remote site as your 'gold standard'.
To do that, DW
*must* connect to the remote site to check that file out in
order for you to
edit it.
> 5. And finally, files now take FOREVER to upload! NOT
OK. This is the
> worst
> offender... Any suggestions?
This is usually a combination of server/network traffic. For
my sites,
files upload very fast. Have you tried enabling passive FTP?
> I'm back to using DW MX for now.
It would take much more than this to drive me that far back!
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"sweez_pdx" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I finally upgraded to Dreamweaver 8 (yes, I've been
avoiding it.: too many
> projects, no time for learning curve). I've tried using
it a bit and it's
> already driving me nuts. I feel like an idiot for
writing this posting
> because
> these most likely have simple solutions but I can't
figure them out. Here
> are
> my dilemmas:
>
> 1. in the CSS panel, there no longer seems to be a "no
css style" option.
> Is
> it gone or hidden?
>
> 2. When I hightlight text that I'd like a css style
applied to, in older
> versions of DW one simply clicked on the style name in
the CSS panel. Now
> when
> I click on the style name, nothing happens. I have to
right-click to
> 'Apply
> Style'. Am I doing it wrong? Is there a new way to apply
CSS?
>
> 3. in the local Files panel, when I double click on a
file to open it, the
> site starts to connect to the remote server. Driving me
nuts. Not OK.
>
> 4. When the site starts to connect to the remote server,
it gives me this
> message:
> "this site has been set up for use by Macromedia
Contibute users. Do you
> want
> Dreamweaver to enable all required site settings for
compatibiltiy with
> Contribute sites?".
> (A) This site has not been set up for use by Contribute
YET (other sites
> have,
> I guess, but pre-DW 8), and (B) I already said "yes"
once. I said "no"
> another
> time. I'm afraid to deselect "don't show this message
again" because I
> don't
> know what's happening when I click yes or no. I don't
really understadn
> what
> this means!
>
> 5. And finally, files now take FOREVER to upload! NOT
OK. This is the
> worst
> offender... Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you generously in advance for any insight into my
frustrations. I'm
> back
> to using DW MX for now.
>