Editting Joomla Templates in Dreamweaver

I got my site and everything set up in Dreamweaver to my local server, I can view it in live view via index.php and when I go into live code to look at the code for stuff I want to change, then when I go to turn live code off to edit any changes, it brings me right back to the index.php code. I'd like to be able to easily find the files and code I need to edit at any given time since I don't know where most things are located.
This is the template I have
http://www.yootheme.com/demo/joomla/quantum

Work in Code View only.
Install a local testing server for your system:
WAMP for Windows
http://www.wampserver.com/en/
XAMPP for Windows
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
XAMPP for Mac
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html
MAMP for Mac
http://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/index.html
Setting up a PHP environment in Dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setup_php.html
Joomla! Tutorials
http://www.lynda.com/Joomla-1-5-tutorials/creating-and-editing-custom-templates/666-2.html
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How to edit joomla templates in dreamweaver

hi all.
I am working with flex,when i crossed joomla its attracted me lot,they are providing so many templates i want to edit that templates (php)using
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can any one help to lead me..
please help any suggession...
cheers,
B.venkatesan.

Work in Code View only.
Install a local testing server for your system:
WAMP for Windows
http://www.wampserver.com/en/
XAMPP for Windows
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
XAMPP for Mac
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html
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http://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/index.html
Setting up a PHP environment in Dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setup_php.html
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http://www.lynda.com/Joomla-1-5-tutorials/creating-and-editing-custom-templates/666-2.html
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> How can I do that without removing the code from my
pages with each
> template
> update. Another problem is that I can't insert a
placeholder in the very
> first
> line of a dreamweaver template. Above that the first
line is locked in
> dreamweaver, so that I can't change it manually. Is
there any workaround
> available?
Put the code ABOVE the <html> tag.
Which DW are you using? It looks like DW4 or earlier....
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"flip3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ec40u0$mr3$[email protected]..
> Hello,
>
> When I create a page from a Dreamweaver template, a
dreamweaver comment
> similar to the one below will be inserted:
>
> 
>
> Each time I edit a page to add php code in the very
first line, it is
> removed
> with every template update and the source code again
starts with the
> dreamweaver comment. I need to add to all my pages a php
code in the very
> first
> line like this one:
>
> <? $ob_start; $session_start; ?>
>
> How can I do that without removing the code from my
pages with each
> template
> update. Another problem is that I can't insert a
placeholder in the very
> first
> line of a dreamweaver template. Above that the first
line is locked in
> dreamweaver, so that I can't change it manually. Is
there any workaround
> available?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Philip
>

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Error about Template in dreamweaver mx 8

Hello every 1
This is dinesh from S Naidu Online, i m getting problem while
doing template in dreamweaver, i have done 2 part in my website
1-> top,left [ menus ], bottom , 2-> right side part
for editing page or matter, my template height is 500px , when i m
trying to do single page with template then the size of that page
is going above 700px so i m getting white patch on left side, how
to overcome this problem. ?
pls help,,,
Thanx in Advance n Regards !!!
Dinesh
S Naidu Online.

Templates do no control page layout. They only control page
content. If
you have layout problems, it's not due to the template, it's
due to you
method of building the page. Can you show me the page,
please?
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"Snaidu Design" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:e7g37b$5oh$[email protected]..
> Hello every 1
>
> This is dinesh from S Naidu Online, i m getting problem
while doing
> template
> in dreamweaver, i have done 2 part in my website
> 1-> top,left [ menus ], bottom , 2-> right side
part for editing page or
> matter, my template height is 500px , when i m trying to
do single page
> with
> template then the size of that page is going above 700px
so i m getting
> white
> patch on left side, how to overcome this problem. ?
>
> pls help,,,
>
> Thanx in Advance n Regards !!!
> Dinesh
> S Naidu Online.
>

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From their website:
" Adobe Flash (version 8 or higher) is required to edit the
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- Use the source codes at your own risk after downloading and
flashmo.com is
not responsible for any bugs or errors caused by
ActionScripts."
Do you own Flash? Are you familliar with action scripts? If
not, then you
probably want to start with a plain html template and learn
how to code html
and CSS. Flash sites look nice but they are not friendly for
Search Engines
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system.
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"jdbcmcbride" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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> I am a first-time user of DreamWeaver and am currently
learning how to
build a
> website with the Adobe HTML article that they have.
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flash
> template that I downloaded as it is exactly what I want
to use for my
website.
> My problem is, I don't know how to make it work.
>
> The template is located at
http://www.flashmo.com/home
and it is the one
on
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to do to get this
to be
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>

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to edit the file he gets a message "This file cannot be displayed
in the Contribute web browser." I don't have 'enable Contribute
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there is much work that I will be doning on the site. Can templates
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that to happen?

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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:29:36 +0100, David Powers
<[email protected]>
wrote:
>STL Hoodstar wrote:
>> The Problem: When I am in the template, I can add an
id to the <body> tag to
>> mark the page. However, I am unable to make any
changes to the <body> tag of
>> pages that are based off of this template.
>
>Exactly the same question was asked yesterday. The answer
hasn't changed:
>
>Define an editable tag attribute.
>
>
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Dreamweaver/9.0/WScbb6b82af5544594822510a94ae8d65-7aa3.htm l
It was indeed- by me ! and it works well
just be sure to read this too:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Dreamweaver/9.0/help.html?content=WScbb6b82af5544594822510 a94ae8d65-7aa3.html
it is linked on the page refered to by David - but it tells
you how to
use in once set up in the template.
~Malcolm N....
~

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