GoLive or Dreamweaver

I am going to build my website for my small mom and pop
business. I have been using frontpage 03.
Most of my software is adobe; lightroom, photoshopCS2, soon
to be CS3, and premiere pro. I was going to buy golive, but after
adobe did not give any attention to golive during the new launch
suites for 2007, this has given me pause to wait.
I am told that dreamweaver is more difficult to learn than
golive. So............I know I love to "fiddle" with and build my
personal web pages for myself, and myself only, and soon I will
build a web site for my growing photography business (now it is
part time).
So I am requesting some straight information on the the
leaning curve with dreamweaver verses golive. I am not a techie nor
am I "get it" fast kind of guy, so I am in a "digital
fog"..............
Thank anyone for some help
Ken

There are other options if you want to stay in a GUI. In
Windows, there's
NetObjects Fusion and on the Mac, there's Freeway. Both do a
great job of
hiding the code. They're code creation tools, so you don't
see the HTML
until the page is published.
On 3/29/07 7:08 AM, in article
eugh8p$6h9$[email protected],
"klaw5546" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am going to build my website for my small mom and pop
business. I have been
> using frontpage 03.
>
> Most of my software is adobe; lightroom, photoshopCS2,
soon to be CS3, and
> premiere pro. I was going to buy golive, but after adobe
did not give any
> attention to golive during the new launch suites for
2007, this has given me
> pause to wait.
>
> I am told that dreamweaver is more difficult to learn
than golive.
> So............I know I love to "fiddle" with and build
my personal web pages
> for myself, and myself only, and soon I will build a web
site for my growing
> photography business (now it is part time).
>
> So I am requesting some straight information on the the
leaning curve with
> dreamweaver verses golive. I am not a techie nor am I
"get it" fast kind of
> guy, so I am in a "digital fog"..............
>
> Thank anyone for some help
>
> Ken
>

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GoLive to Dreamweaver - a few questions

I've just made the move from GoLive to Dreamweaver.
Fortunately I now use the code view so it really doesn't seem all
that different. However, there are a few things that are easy in
GoLive but I can't find an easy way of doing it in Dreamweaver. If
anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful.
1) Having multiple servers. In GoLive I had it set up so that
I could upload the site to either the 'proper' server, or to my
free web space which I use as a 'test' server. I'm only using
static sites, and the only settings I can find in Dreamweaver
relate to test servers for dynamic sites.
2) Adding images to the site folder. In GoLive I just drag
the image onto the folder I wanted to copy it to, and it was done.
In Dreamweaver, if I drag an image into the File window nothing
happens. The only way I've found to do this so far is by copying it
from Finder window to Finder Window.
3) Synchronising the site. In GoLive I always just told it to
upload the site, and fairly quickly it would have a list of
modified files that it wanted to upload. In Dreamweaver I either
have to select the files I want to upload, or I have to set it to
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> 1) Having multiple servers. In GoLive I had it set up so
that I could
> upload
> the site to either the 'proper' server, or to be free
web space which I
> use as
> a 'test' server. I'm only using static sites, and the
only settings I can
> find
> in Dreamweaver relate to test servers for dynamic sites.
Have two separate site definitions - each of which point to
the same local
root folder, but to different remote sites.
> 2) Adding images to the site folder. In GoLive I just
drag the image onto
> the
> folder I wanted to copy it to, and it was done. In
Dreamweaver, if I drag
> an
> image into the File window nothing happens. The only way
I've found to do
> this
> so far is by copying it from Finder window to Finder
Window.
You can go all the way to the top of the site list in the
Files panel, and
select the C: drive, drill down to the image, and use the DW
context menu to
copy it. Then select your site, and it will paste in. Or you
can just open
a page, insert the image (by browsing to it) and DW will
automatically drop
it into your default images folder.
> 3) Synchronising the site. In GoLive I always just told
it to upload the
> site, and fairly quickly it would have a list of
modified files that it
> wanted
> to upload. In Dreamweaver I either have to select the
files I want to
> upload,
> or I have to set it to hunt through the site folder for
new files -
> something
> which takes considerably longer than GoLive. Is there a
quicker way?
From the expanded Files panel, use EDIT | Select Recently
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"bilbo--baggins" <[email protected]> wrote
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> I've just made the move from GoLive to Dreamweaver.
Fortunately I now use
> the
> code view so it's really doesn't seem all that
different. However, there
> are a
> few things that are easy in GoLive but I can't find an
easy way of doing
> it in
> Dreamweaver. If anyone can point me in the right
direction I'd be very
> grateful.
>
> 1) Having multiple servers. In GoLive I had it set up so
that I could
> upload
> the site to either the 'proper' server, or to be free
web space which I
> use as
> a 'test' server. I'm only using static sites, and the
only settings I can
> find
> in Dreamweaver relate to test servers for dynamic sites.
>
> 2) Adding images to the site folder. In GoLive I just
drag the image onto
> the
> folder I wanted to copy it to, and it was done. In
Dreamweaver, if I drag
> an
> image into the File window nothing happens. The only way
I've found to do
> this
> so far is by copying it from Finder window to Finder
Window.
>
> 3) Synchronising the site. In GoLive I always just told
it to upload the
> site, and fairly quickly it would have a list of
modified files that it
> wanted
> to upload. In Dreamweaver I either have to select the
files I want to
> upload,
> or I have to set it to hunt through the site folder for
new files -
> something
> which takes considerably longer than GoLive. Is there a
quicker way?
>

Can I transfer my web pages from Adobe CS2 golive to Dreamweaver CS5?

I work for a nonprofit organization and we are going to be upgrading from our current website design Adobe Golive CS2 to hopefully a Dreamweaver CS5 and I would like to know if it is at all possible to transfer all our websites pages from golive to dreamweaver cs5 without having to start all over from the beginning? Please help me!!! Thanks

I am currently doing the same thing after holding off for 4 years. This is what I have found out the hard way:
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Was it GoLive or Dreamweaver...tool for laying out site that then creates the html files?

I can't remember if it was Dreamweaver or Golive...
I remember a tool that allowed me to layout a web
site...graphically....I could create a index.html file...then
about.html, contact.html, services.html....link the structure of
the files together....such as all files are subordinate to
index.html...then push OK somewhere and all the files would be
created. Also you could print out the layout/structure of the
website.
Is there such a capability in CS3 DW? I am using Leopard on a
MAC.
Thanks, --bill

> Is there such a capability in CS3 DW?
No.
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>I can't remember if it was Dreamweaver or Golive...
>
> I remember a tool that allowed me to layout a web
site...graphically....I
> could create a index.html file...then about.html,
contact.html,
> services.html....link the structure of the files
together....such as all
> files
> are subordinate to index.html...then push OK somewhere
and all the files
> would
> be created. Also you could print out the
layout/structure of the website.
>
> Is there such a capability in CS3 DW? I am using Leopard
on a MAC.
>
> Thanks, --bill
>

GoLive to Dreamweaver

Hi, I am using Adobe GoLive CS. I know Adobe has axed GL so I
am going to (reluctantly) learn Dreamweaver. My Question is: If my
website is uploaded to a server can I just import the website into
Dreamweaver even if the original site was created in GoLive or is
it more complicated than that?
If the website has been uploaded to a server it shouldn't
matter what application the website was created in should it. I
mean an "index.html" file and a folder named "images" are the same
no matter what application they were created in aren't they?
My last question is related to working in Dreamweaver. In
GoLive I could drag an "table" icon to the stage and then just edit
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or drag an image icon into the table and then link the image icon
to my .jpg image. Is working in Dreamweaver similar? Can I just
drag an table icon to the stage and then add an image icon etc. in
Dreamweaver?
Thanks

It would depend on the current 'state' of the GL pages that
you are
downloading from the server. Often times, those files have
been published
from GL without stripping the GL-specific csaction markup.
This will have
to be removed *IF* your goal is to start with pages that
validate (which is
a 'best-practice' goal in my opinion).
The remaining cleanup will really depend on how the pages
were built in the
first place. Can we see one of these pages?
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>
quote:
The files are now under DW's control - however, you may still
need
> to do
> quite a bit of cleanup yet, to convert GL's proprietary
markup into DW's
> industry standard usages.
>
> Thanks Murray, so what's involved in cleaning up the
GoLive files? Could I
> do
> this in the DW interface or would I need to clean it up
in the "source"
> code?
> Also do you mean it would just mean realigning of tables
etc. or is it
> quite
> involved? how much work would it be to clean up the
Golive pages in
> Dreamweaver
> and is this the best way to do this or would it
ultimately be easier to
> start
> from scratch?
>
> BTW - Can I download the Dreamweaver "Demo" and open my
GoLive pages from
> a
> server as you described and try this or do I need to buy
DW first?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

Upgrading GoLive to Dreamweaver

I just upgraded to Dreamweaver from GoLive. The Dreamweaver
readme file tells me to place the included gl2dw folder into the
GoLive "extend scripts" folder in order to get Dreamweaver to "see"
my old golive file structures. OK I did that, then checked the
script in GoLive. When i restart GoLive, I get the message that
GL2DW only runs on GoLive 8 or better. My version is 7.0.2. So it
doesn't work.
Can someone explain what gl2dw is supposed to do, and what I
may need to do by hand, since clearly, this script is not going
work for me? I seem to intuit OK how everything works in
Dreamweaver., especially after viewing the video lessons. I got the
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By "thow it in a folder" and
"throw it up there" do you mean a different
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entire root folder inside another folder called
"nameoflcient" without the word
"site"? Do I then set the button link to
"www.yoursite.com/nameofclient" and ftp to the
same location as my business site? Will this be sufficient to find
the index.html file in the folder? Can you clarify?

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I'm about to move a couple of GoLive CS2 sites to Dreamweaver CS5. Will Dreamweaver automatically update deprecated code to current standards?
examples:
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- TD HEIGHT attribute
- TD WIDTH attribute
- HTML font tags changed to equivalent CSS rules
- Replace width attributes with CSS rules
- Replace FONT element with CSS rules

I'm about to move a couple of GoLive CS2 sites to Dreamweaver CS5. Will Dreamweaver automatically update deprecated code to current standards?
No. Dreamweaver will not touch your code.
Updates will have to be done manually.

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I have recently moved to Dreamweaver CS4 from GoLive and I'm trying to figure out how to make a rollover. In the site created in GoLive, it was a rollover object where you would have your original image and a second image when moused over and the second image could have a link connected to it. How do I go about setting this up and what is it called in Dreamweaver? I have the book, "Dreamweaver CS4, The Missing Manual" and I'm not sure what to look for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
jodmcc49

Insert > Image Objects > Rollover Image

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In GoLive gab es Schweberahmen, in Dreamweaver CS4 finde ich nichts Ähnliches: Überlagern, neue Ebene?

Einfügen > Layoutobjekte > AP DIv
Oder entsprechenden EIntrag in der Layout-OPtionen-Palette.

GoLive to Dreamweaver - dead behaviors

Hi all,
First up I'm a Dreamweaver novice...
I originally created a site in GoLive CS that included links
to open a popup window at a set pixel size and a button within that
window to close the window all using the Actions palette. All good,
only now I've migrated to Dreamweaver and the Behavior panel (which
I believe is the GL equivalent) allowed me to see references to the
onClick actions, but they were uneditable. So I deleted those
behaviors and created new ones...and they don't work. The weird bit
is, I can create a brand new page and get those Open/Close Browser
Window behaviors to work there... just not in the pages I
originally created in GoLive.
As I don't fancy rebuilding all those pages from scratch, any
help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Andrew

Yes, well, before dealing with any layout or operational
issues, you will
want to take care of these 82 validation errors (GL doesn't
produce the
cleanest code...) -
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spinifexwines.com.au%2Freview s.html
(watch the word wrap in that link)
I think your best bet might be to create an entirely new page
layout in DW,
and just copy and paste your content from the GL pages.
> simple
I don't think so.
With regard to the close window behavior, change this -
<a href="#" onClick="close_window()"
csclick="2111D8D3">close window</a>
to this -
<a href="#" onClick="self.close();">close
window</a>
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> Hi Murray,
>
> First up thanks for taking a moment to look at this...
>
> I set this page up
http://www.spinifexwines.com.au/reviews.html
with the
> idea
> that the logos and the 'read more' text links to an open
browser window
> behavior. At the moment I've had to link them to the
pages the traditional
> way
> but it creates windows that fill the page...
>
> Also here's an example of one of the pages that it's
supposed to link to
>
http://www.spinifexwines.com.au/Reviews/2008/review_tam08.html
- and the
> close
> window behavior doesn't work there either.
>
> I am considering rebuilding all these pages - since
migrating to
> Dreamweaver,
> I've discovered a number of 'design flaws' in how I was
setting pages up
> originally... this was set up over a year ago now. But
if there is
> something
> simple in addressing this I'd be most grateful.
>

Suche Funktion von Golive in Dreamweaver

Leider bin ich nicht so gut in Englisch, darum muss ich es
auf Deutsch fragen.
Ich habe bisher Adobe Golive CS2 benutzt. Dort gab es eine
wunderbare Funktion, die folgendes Besagt:
ich erstelle eine Seite, mit Frames, Logos, Menüleiste,
und allem was zum Blanko hinzugehört.
Diese Seite kann ich als "vorlage" abspeichern. Und jede
andere Seite, die ich nun neu erstelle, kann
ich gleich mit dieser Vorlage verknüpfen. so dass gleich
jede neue Seite die Menüleiste gleich hat,
und alle anderen Einstellungen. Das gleiche geht auch im CSS.
Jetzt suche ich genau das gleiche bei Dreamweaver CS3. Gibt
es diese "Vorlagenfunktion" dort auch?
Ich meine nicht das CSS, sondern die Funktion, in der ich
alles soweit einrichte vom Stil her, von der
Aufteilung her. Ich komm leider nicht auf den Passenden
Begriff, aber jeder der damit schon mal
gearbeitet hat, dürfte wissen was ich meine!!
Ich wäre sehr sehr dankbar, wenn mir jemand auf deutsch
erklären kann, wo ich diese Funktion in
Dreamweaver finde?!
Bei golive konnte man verschiedene Bereiche bei der "Vorlage"
sichern, so dass man diese nicht
ändern kann. Ebenso kann man bereiche frei lassen, dass
man genau diese Bereiche später
ändern kann, wenn man die Vorlage auswählt als neue
Seite!
Über jede hilfreiche und gut erklärte Antwort
wäre ich wirklich sehr dankbar. Bin neu im diesem Bereich
und benötige daher noch ein paar Nachhilfestunden ;)
Sandra.

Falls ich Ihnen richtig verstanden habe, der Begriff, den Sie
suchen, heißt "Template". Die zutreffenden Funktionen in
DreamWeaver befinden sich im FILE menu unter NEW und SAVE AS. Der
Gebrauch von Blanko wird in Kapitel 14 in DW Handbuch behandelt.
Roddy

Synch GoLive To Dreamweaver

I am about to start using Dreamweaver. I have a site with
15000 pages, and when I do a synch, it wants to put hundreds of
files on the server. What do I do to tell DW that everything is
synched? I tried marking the files synched, then close, then the
next time I do synched, it does the same thing again, flags them.
Is there a way to say this is synched and stop it from tagging them
as older/newer?
Thanks.

I am about to start using Dreamweaver. I have a site with
15000 pages, and when I do a synch, it wants to put hundreds of
files on the server. What do I do to tell DW that everything is
synched? I tried marking the files synched, then close, then the
next time I do synched, it does the same thing again, flags them.
Is there a way to say this is synched and stop it from tagging them
as older/newer?
Thanks.

GoLive to Dreamweaver Addition :: Thank You Nate!

Nate,
Thank you for starting this section. You are the best!
Linda

Hey we will be pros in yet another app soon =)
Anyway my Quicktime movie in DW has an Active X logo in design mode but still plays fine why does it do that?

HELP!!!! GoLive CS2 to Dreamweaver CS4

I've been using Go Live for sometime I've just purchased a new computer and upgraded all of my softwarre. Go Live won't work on the new computer so I'm having to work out how to use Dreamweaver which is a pain! As a priority I'd like to convert all sites I've produced in GoLive to Dreamweaver. So far I'm not having much luck, possibly due to the unfamiliarity with Dreamweaver. Can someone give me a dummys guide to converting the Go Live sites over to Dreamweaver.
Thanks
Mark

MAB34,
GLCS2 has been running fine on 10.6.7 for me on a 27" iMac (2010) so I would think it should work for you.
It won't work on Lion of course but since your post was before Lion was released this obviously isn't your problem.

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