Workflow: Fireworks + Dreamweaver + Muse?

Are there any recommendations, either from Adobe or from user experience, on workflow for those of us who at times want to use Fireworks with Muse or Dreamweaver with Muse?
I had understood from presentations that this is not specifically supported by Muse, but then participants / demonstrators showed projects where they used DW and FW with Muse.
Example? I have projects that a client wants template elements that are raster - cannot be rendered by even the most advanced CSS, etc. This needs to be 'cut' in FW. My typical workflow with something like this would be to render in photoshop, cut in FW and then produce / edit code in DW. There are items that render very well in Muse. Why not bring a project like this into Muse as a last step?
Any recommendations or advice?
Any tutorials or links that go with your advice?

Please check this small video of how fireworks can be sync with Adobe Muse, http://tv.adobe.com/watch/muse-feature-tour/muse-roundtrip-editing-in-photoshop-and-firewo rks/
You also have an option of placing a photoshop button in Muse, which detects the layers in the photoshop file to be used for different states.
If you have a different suggestion I recommend that you add it to the ideas section over here, http://forums.adobe.com/community/muse/ideas
- Abhishek Maurya

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Web design workflow between Dreamweaver, Muse and Reflow?

Do these 3 programs fit together in some kind of smooth workflow or does each program represents a different workflow based on the designer vs developer involvment on a project? I guess Im just confused why adobe has 3 programs for designers to create websites in?

PLEASE ADOBE READ BELOW, and fulfill this designer wish
Edge Reflow is really amazing. It's an huge tool to create responsive webdesign. Insanely great, fun and designer oriented! I love it!
Muse is really terrific. Amazing. Another huge tool to create website for a designer! I love it too.
But the question is: why you in Adobe waste time and smart developers to develop a single app like Edge Reflow instead integrate it natively in MUSE ????
I think Edge Reflow app is a not sense. Really!
Build responsive website in Edge Reflow is great, but you can't add animation, plugin etc.
Build a website with html 5 animation, plugin, etc. is astounding in Muse but you can't build a real responsive website: only useless and ridiculous versions for tablet, phone, to point to specific url...things of 10 years ago...).
What the sense to have the useless Muse's Tab "Desktop" "Tablet" and now "Phone" if they don't control the main website (read responsive)? They are useless. It's like a Ferrari with the pedals instead an engine. Who use these tabs to build a website? Do we really need to build three website version and point these to http://www.myawesomesite.com/ http://phone.myawesomesite.com http://tablet.myawesomesite.com/ and drive specific version with JS.... in 2014 ??? Come on.
My wish:
These useless Muse's tabs should be replaced with the interface pieces of Edge reflow (the stretch system to determinate the size is really amazing). They are awesome and wonderful. After complete the job by adding some Muse's panels to replicate Edge Reflow functions.
No more "app juggling", tons of time saved, the best software ever to build website. The new version name? MuseReflow. Of course. Sounds good isn't it?
Come on guys fulfill this designer wish. Maybe for Christmas?
Please
Thanks

New features for Fireworks/Dreamweaver ?

Hello,
Compared to the CS3 version, are there some new features to
make the couple Fireworks/Dreamweaver work better ?
Thank you.

Oh, sorry - to make the DW/FW couple work better? I am not
really aware of
any, but if you are using FW to write HTML to be used in DW
be aware that
this is a very poor method and will get you into trouble. Is
that the case?
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> Hello,
>
> Compared to the CS3 version, are there some new features
to make the
> couple Fireworks/Dreamweaver work better ?
>
> Thank you.

Photoshop/Fireworks/Dreamweaver work flow

Hi chaps - I am a newbie and have been doing weeks of
research - I currently have CS2 but would consider CS3 if I REALLY
need to (though money is a problem at the moment). Here though, my
dilemma. I am a broadcast designer (reasonable knowledge of
Photoshop) who needs to learn how to make a web-site and I want to
do so correctly using the best tools for the job and the best
techniques. I'm learning a little html but would like to develop a
work flow that reflects my existing designer-type knowledge. I've
been working through lots of tutorials, I have bought some from a
couple of excellent companies (guess I shouldn't mention their
names) but they are excellent but even with their CS3 tuts (which
are the most up to date) they work with tables a lot ( and I've
been told to learn CSS not tables) and the Photoshop tuts say
'slice', optimize images and even create rollovers in Photoshop,
Fireworks tuts say do it all in Fireworks, Dreamweaver tuts say do
it all in DW. Can anyone help please ? I've gained a lot of great
knowledge about the 3 packages from my training but not the BEST
way of integrating them.
Any advice welcome and I'm sorry about the length of the
post. Regards Roger

Here's a good read, too -
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
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> Hi there,
>
> I was in a similar position when I first started using
DW/FW - and went
> through all the tutorials about slicing etc to create
navbars, had a few
> issues, and discovered that the general consensus was
not to use FW, and
> that
> CSS was definitely the way to go.
>
> A site which I found really useful for doing simple
enough navigation
> using
> CSS was this one :
>
>
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/
>
> I've generally found that I don't stick to any one
method, but whichever
> suits
> most, seems to offer the path of least resistance,
without mucking things
> up
> too much - I don't think many would say absolutely never
use tables, as
> there
> are times when they suite - although probably more for
content within a
> <div>
> rather than to create the page's general layout.
>
> I guess FW is good for optimizing graphics for the web -
not sure how it
> compared to PS, as I've always got by with FW as my
needs are pretty basic
> compared to a more serious PS user.
>
> I also think you tend to come across things along the
way that you would
> like
> to do, and can pick things up along the way rather than
decide more rigid
> working practices from the outset.
>
> This is more a rambling stream of thought that anything
- but just my 2c
> off
> the top of my head!
>

Very basic workflow question Dreamweaver/Fireworks

I created an index.png page in Fireworks, which includes a
navigation bar with buttons.
From Fireworks I export the html and images and then open the
file in Dreamweaver.
In Dreamweaver I create "stub" pages and link the navigation
bar buttons to these "stub" pages.
Now if i want to go back and modify the index.png in
Fireworks, when i re-export the page, all the links i created in
Dreamweaver are broken.
Is there a way to prevent this?
For example, suppose i want to go back and make changes to
the graphics such as adding a border to the page. I don't want to
clobber my links every time when i re-export.
Thank you!
Steve Racz

jsteinmann wrote:
> Come on, 90% of people are doing nothing more
> then make themselves a blog or a site for their local
book reading group...
> they'll be fine! No one will care how clean the code is,
and rarely does it
> not display properly.
Over the years, I've helped countless people who are just
creating a
site for their local school or community. Most of the time,
the site has
worked well, in spite of convoluted code. It's when they
change
something and the code starts to unravel that the real
problems begin.
> If someone is that concerned about it, go through the
code and make
> the necessary adjustments.
That's fine, if you have the skill to go through the code.
Many of the
people seeking help in these forums don't have that skill.
Alan Musselman, the Fireworks project manager, is quite clear
about the
purpose of Fireworks HTML. He says it's for doing quick
mockups. It's
not intended to be used on a live website.
Perhaps it's not all that important for the amateur, who may
make only
one or two websites in a lifetime. Unfortunately, a lot of
so-called
"professionals" seem unaware of the problems, too.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Fireworks, dreamweaver, flash integration

I'm taking beginning photoshop and flash classes online and at a local college and have adobe master collection CS4. I'm still not sure whether to build my pro musician website (lots of music) in Flash or Dreamweaver with Flash or use Fireworks as the foundation... Confused... Any help will be greatly appreciated.
jerrymic

Use graphics apps to create graphics only.
Use DW to build your web pages - HTML and CSS code.
Insert Flash media into HTML pages when needed. Provide alternate content for devices that don't support Flash.
Flash only sites are not user- and search engine friendly, also not supported by many devices.
Have a look at this 2-part tutorial:
Taking a Fireworks (or Photoshop) comp to a CSS based layout in DW - Part 1
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/articles/web_standards_layouts_pt1.html
Part 2
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/articles/web_standards_layouts_pt2.html
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
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Image alignment problem in Fireworks/Dreamweaver

Hello!
For my webbie, I have made a "large" image using Photoshop and brought it into Fireworks (I'm using CS4 programs btw). I sliced up the image according to the table I wanted and exported each section as .png files (it has to be png for various reasons). My image size is 600px h by 800px w.
So, I create a table in Dreamweaver and in each cell, I insert the .png files.
Now, my problem is that
some of the cells do not align properly (in two places) and ends up shifing the entire row over so it overextends.
You can see this problem on the two screen caps that I have:
http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af60/CrescentChi/Picture2.png
and
http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af60/CrescentChi/Picture1.png
Now, I know the logical thing is to check to make sure each row adds up to 800px.
I have done this already and here are the measurements for each cell:
For row 2 I have: 341, 130, and 329.
For row 4 I have: 166, 93, 93, 96, 93, 95, and 164.
And as you can see, these add up to 800.
I just end up with some kind of space in between my cells...
the pictures I have provided shows what the property palette shows when I click on either a cell or one of the spaces in between the cells.
Do you know what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks for your time of looking and help! <3

I did get it from DW.... I got it in the code view.
I did my testing one, but I'm still getting the same problem (nonetheless I'll put the code I used for it down below).
After when I hit File > New in DW I get a flow chart of options (although it goes sideways; I'm using a MAC too btw).
The best choices I get are...
Blank Page > HTML > none (this refers to layout)
Blank Template > HTML template > none
I've been using the first one. There is also a scroll option for DocType (that only appears when I use the Blank Page option). I use the default one they give me: XHTML 1.0 Transitional but there are others...
None, HTML 4.01 Transitional, HTML 4.01 Strict, XHTML 1.0 Strict, XHTML 1.1, and XHTML Mobile 1.0
Maybe something is wacky with my DW program? Honestly, I am still a bit new to this (using DW and using CSS). I'll go back to my DW book and see if what it says. I'll also try and re-install my DW program if I can find the disc....
Thanks so much for your time.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<style type="text/css">

</style></head>
<body>
<table width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
    <td colspan="7"><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r1_c1.png" width="800" height="370" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td colspan="3"><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r2_c1.png" width="340" height="50" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r2_c2.png" width="135" height="50" alt="Home" /></td>
    <td colspan="3"><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r2_c3.png" width="325" height="50" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td colspan="7"><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r3_c1.png" width="800" height="60" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c1.png" width="165" height="60" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c2.png" width="94" height="60" alt="About" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c3.png" width="94" height="60" alt="Gallery" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c4.png" width="94" height="60" alt="Blog" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c5.png" width="94" height="60" alt="Shop" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c6.png" width="94" height="60" alt="Links" /></td>
    <td><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r4_c7.png" width="165" height="60" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td colspan="7"><img src="Images/Slices/CBSO_r5_c1.png" width="800" height="60" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Fireworks + Dreamweaver Itergration

Help!!! I recently upgraded from MX to Studio 8.
When I go into preferences in Dreamweaver, and click on FileTypes
/Editors I've changed my Image editing programs from the old path
to FireworksMX to C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Fireworks
8\Fireworks.exe so that I can edit images using the newer version
of Fireworks. However, when I create an new html file and place a
new image from the /images directory in my site onto the document
window and choose the Edit in Fireworks icon, I get a message
telling me that FireworksMX4 doesn't exist. I know it doesn't
because I've removed the program and am now using Fireworks8, yet,
even though I've changed the path to the new version Dreamweaver is
still trying to refer to the old version of Fireworks. Anyone else
had this problem?

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:40:22 +0000 (UTC), "jimmylharrell"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Well I've change my prefereces under File Types/Editors.
about 6 times and
>pointed to the correct Program wich is Fireworks8.exe.
But it still tries to
>reference the previous version of fireworks. Anyone else
had this issue?
I had the same issue initially. I seem to remember solving it
by
deleting all references to FW and closing the dialog. Then
going back
and adding FW8.
Gary

How do I create full width photos for a website with Photoshop - Fireworks - Dreamweaver CS3 ?

Greetings & Help!
I'm trying to create a full width photo layout using Photoshop or Fireworks CS3 and then end with Dreamwaver CS3 without the photo's being tall.
Exactly as the following websites - which all seem to be using the same size of photo or very close to it.
This site is static with full width photos that are not tall.
http://www.jenniferhandyproperties.com/selling
This site is static for the most part and full width photos that are not tall
http://www.gnvpartners.com/web/
This site is Flash with full width photos that are not tall.
expodesigncenter
I would love to create a flash site just like expo but at this point I would settle for a static photo with the same size being the same on each page.
Also I would like my site to be a liquid layout so the photo and everything else (text, Links etc) on the page flows correctly.
The problem...
I'm trying to use photo's from Istockphoto.com. The size of the photo's they offer are
425 x 282 px (5.9" x 3.9")
849 x 565 px (11.8" x 7.8")
1698 x 1131 px (5.7" x 3.8")
I'm selecting horizontal photo's. I do not know how to match the same width, height and appearence as the websites I mentioned above.
If I choose a photo that fits the width then the length is too long. Also if I choose a large photo and have to crop it then most of the detail of the photo is lost.
I'm attempting to create a mock-up for my web in Fireworks CS3 and after search Adobe and www I came across the mock up should be 1004px which would end up being 1024 with vertical scroll bar and small margins.
I also have Photoshop & Flash CS3 but should mention (if you haven't already guess it by now) I am a rookie when it comes to creating a website.
So if you can offer a solution in "Non-Tech Terms" I would appreciate it.
Thank you in advance for your time.

In the second example, the photo is set to background with a tile. The other parts are over top of the photo and done with layers with a background color setting.

FlashPro & Photoshop CS6 (cc) installs fail

Help?
Working through the Adobe Application Manager, the apps download completely, start to install & then encounter a fatal error. The Application Manager tells me "error (34)".
The error summary page tells me -> FATAL: Payload '{xxxx-not-sure-what-this-random-string-is-but-obfusicating-it-just-in-case-xxxx} Camera Profiles Installer_7.1_AdobeCameraRawProfile7.0All 6.2.5.0' information not found in Media_db.
Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Muse, Edge, etc install fine... haven't tried Illustrator or others.
[update] tried to install Illustrator. Fails in the same manner as the Flash & Photoshop installs.
I did have the Photoshop CS6 public beta & an (expired) FlashPro 5.5 trial installed, but both were uninstalled (using adobe uninstallers) prior to my attempt at a full CS6 install.
Any thoughts? Already tried running the CS cleaner utility.
Installation environment:
OSX 10.7.4
late 2010 MBP, 4GB mem, 60GB storage available.

Currently running Application Manager 6.2.38.0 (was the one that Adobe gave me when I signed up for CS6 cloud)
As for downloading trials & then licensing them after-the-fact... That was what I just finished trying, and it seemed to have worked. FlashPro is installed (& automatically linked its license to my cloud subscription). I guess I can install the other problem apps this way as well... but it just seems odd to have to do it this way when Adobe has actually created an Application Manager that should do this all for me.
Oh well. Problem resolved. (although in more of a workaround manner)
Thanks for you response.

Erreur lors de l'installation de indesign CC

Bonjour
je viens de télécharger indesign CC 2014 sur mon portable et au lancement, l'application ne s'ouvre pas.
Une fenêtre m'indique le message suivant :
Error:
Impossible de démarrer Adobe InDesign. car vous n'avez pas les droits nécessaires pour accéder aux dossiers de préférences. Assurez-vous d'avoir les droits appropriés, puis redémarrez Adobe InDesign.
Informations importantes, illstratour, photoshop, fireworks, dreamweaver, muse... pas de problème...
Que faire ?
Merci pour votre aide

Moving this discussion to the InDesign forum.

Dreamweaver/Fireworks javascript error

I've been using Fireworks and Dreamweaver for a while.
I'm rebuilding our website, and made my navigation
bar/buttons in Fireworks just like I did on the previous page.
exported as html.
then I went to dreamweaver and inserted fireworks html... The
buttons worked for a while. one day when I was home I thought I'd
work on it some more, and ever since, whenever I insert the button,
i get this error...
"while executing object tag in fireworks html a javascript
error occured"
i can even start with a blank html file and insert any
fireworks file, even the one that works on the current site, and I
get that error.
I created a new simple button, and still get that error...
The only thing I can think of that's might could have caused
this... at work I have the newer CS3 suite and Dreamweaver 4, and
at home I just have Dreamweaver 4.
Could something have caused this by using both versions when
working on this new site?

> it leaves some javascript code in there...
Oh. I see.
> thanks i will check them out...
Way better than the FW menus.
Good luck.
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>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> >> somewhere while i was searching for an answer,
i read when a fireworks
> >> html
> >> file is removed, it leaves remnants of the
original file, so that when
> >> you
> >> reinsert it, there are problems...
>
> >Huh? You mean when you delete an image from a page?
Baloney.
>
> it leaves some javascript code in there... when i went
into code view and
> deleted all of that, and reinserted the edited fireworks
html, it worked
> fine.
>
> >> i do wish you could just higlight the gif to
remove it and it was all
> >> gone,
>
> >You certainly can do this.
>
> i'm not sure if its not working because i'm using a
newer
> fireworks/dreamweaver or why it isn't working now but it
did before.
>
> >> and if i could find a better way to make my
navigation bar, i'd do it.
>
> >Check the uberlink and MacFly tutorials at PVII -
> >
http://www.projectseven.com/
>
> >and the Navbar tutorial/articles at Thierry's place
> >
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/dropdown/
>
> >Or this one (more recent article):
> >
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/Pure_CSS_Dropdown_Menus.asp
>
> >Or to get it done fast, go here -
>
> >
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm
>
> thanks i will check them out...
>
> >> never had this problem for the past few years
til now.
>
> >You always had problems, you just didn't know about
them. But your
> >visitors
> >and search engines did....
>
> well at least i have this page w3c validated... even
with the fireworks
> html
> navigation bar.
> when i was building the original website, i didn't have
a clue about how
> to do
> that even, so i've learned a little and its from having
problems like this
> and
> searching for answers.
>
> maybe if someone else has this problem they will realize
to look at the
> code
> and see where it leaves some of the javascript or
fireworks html even
> after the
> image is removed... and when they remove that code and
reinsert the
> fireworks
> html it doesn't give an error or lock up fireworks...
>
>

Having trouble with Dreamweaver and fireworks willing to pay for support

I'm new to the forum and i was hoping to get some help with
dreamweaver and fireworks.
I built a site on my own using dreamweaver 3 years ago but
have forgotten almost everything. I am planning on building a new
web site and have been messing with dreamweaver for over a week
trying to figure it out, with little success. I bought a web
building package years ago that included fireworks, dreamweaver,
freehand and maybe more, but i lost my books on dreamweaver and
fireworks somehow.
Anyways, I was trying to learn dreamweaver 3 and fireworks
and was having a lot of trouble with it. The dreamweaver bible
assumes you know how to make a navigation bar using fireworks and
that simply isnt the case for me. So I need help with that.
Also, i have been having trouble with my template. This is
how you save your basic page correct? For some reason it doesnt
save the whole page for me. I figured out the editable regions
part, I think, but since i didnt know how to make a navigation bar
I made my own links out of text, and this part isnt saving with the
template.
I have a lot more questions but i think ive taken enough of
your time. I am willing to pay someone to help me build this site,
i cant afford a lot but i think my questions are pretty basic.
Thanks

There is a recent thread on the FW forum that may interest
you - it's called
"Firworks and HTML". The advice there applies in your case,
too.
One problem with your use of DW3 is this -
the browser world has changed quite a bit in the almost 10
years since DW3
was released. Some (many?) of the behaviors in DW3 simply
won't work any
more because of these (significant) changes. Are you
absolutely locked into
using DW3?
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"jfmalewitz" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I'm new to the forum and i was hoping to get some help
with dreamweaver
> and
> fireworks.
> I built a site on my own using dreamweaver 3 years ago
but have forgotten
> almost everything. I am planning on building a new web
site and have been
> messing with dreamweaver for over a week trying to
figure it out, with
> little
> success. I bought a web building package years ago that
included
> fireworks,
> dreamweaver, freehand and maybe more, but i lost my
books on dreamweaver
> and
> fireworks somehow.
> Anyways, I was trying to learn dreamweaver 3 and
fireworks and was having
> a
> lot of trouble with it. The dreamweaver bible assumes
you know how to make
> a
> navigation bar using fireworks and that simply isnt the
case for me. So I
> need
> help with that.
> Also, i have been having trouble with my template. This
is how you save
> your
> basic page correct? For some reason it doesnt save the
whole page for me.
> I
> figured out the editable regions part, I think, but
since i didnt know how
> to
> make a navigation bar I made my own links out of text,
and this part isnt
> saving with the template.
> I have a lot more questions but i think ive taken enough
of your time. I
> am
> willing to pay someone to help me build this site, i
cant afford a lot but
> i
> think my questions are pretty basic.
> Thanks
>

Trying to export html to dreamweaver but save images as pngs.

I'm designing a floating site. My workflow is PS=====>Fireworks====>Dreamweaver. I made a navbar in FW with a transparent background and exported html to dreamweaver. I inserted the fireworks htm, put it online and it looks terrible. You can see it here:
http://www.njtraininggrounds.com/thirddaydesign.com/identity.html
Don't worry about the portfolio button, I know what's going on there. But I can't figure out why there is "stairstepping" on the logo and on all the navbar buttons. This is the first time I've ever created a floating site. I just put a jpeg for repeat using the dreamweaver css, and then inserted the rest in a table. I got some good replies in dreamweaver forums, but they all centered around saving the images when you export as pngs or as transparent gifs with a green matt. How can I do this with fireworks cs3?
Could anyone give me an idea of what I'm doing wrong? Thanks so much.
Wil

The GIF format supports only one value of transparency. Your text, when anti-aliased against whatever background in Fireworks (transparent?), probably looks fine. When you export, though, you lose the smooth transition. (If you zoom in, you can see the blending of text to background and that's what you're losing.)
You have two options.
You can still use the GIF format. Just pick a green value out of your background image and use that for your canvas. Then, when you export, set that color to transparent. Where the pixels of the text and that color blend for the anti-aliasing, you'll have opaque pixels, but they'll look all right against your background image.
Use a PNG8, which is an indexed palette like the GIF, but it supports semi-transparent colors. When you go to export, you may want to add more colors using the eye dropper tool, as FW doesn't quite pick out all the values it might for a smooth image. See this article:
http://blogs.sitepoint.com/2007/09/18/png8-the-clear-winner/
(I like exporting through File>Image Preview, myself.)

How do I edit a WordPress site in Dreamweaver?

I found a pretty good article on how to install WordPress to a localhost and run a site made locally on a test server through Dreamweaver (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_wordpress_pt1.html), but it leaves a lot unanswered. Like...
1. Okay, now I've built a WordPress site locally, how do I upload it to my webserver?
(When I upload it to my ftp, it's broken. I suspect that this is because the scripting is set to work on my localhost MySQL & phpMyAdmin and not my webserver's)
2. If I already have a WordPress site up on my webserver, can I download it to my localhost server so I can edit in Dreamweaver and my local machine, and then upload it later to my webserver?
Thank you everyone! Your help is highly appreciated!

i am only new at dreamweaver...however, i have spent quite some time with Wordpress and Joomla website building.
Plese note... In an effort to explain my thoughts (which if left in their original state...only make sense to me really) i use the term "articles" below very loosely as Wordpress is not just a blogg platform anymore.
The two platforms serve different purposes. Wordpress is a publishing platform...Dreamweaver is a design program. Dreamweaver on its own, would be a very slow and cumbersome way of publishing articles on a Wordpress site. Dreamweaver on its own, is oriented towards creating the entire Wordpress CMS itself...not the "dynamic content" that goes on the Wordpress Site (dynamic meaning published information that is regularly being added/edited/deleted) .
What you really should be asking is, "how can i edit/develop Wordpress themes in Dreamweaver?" Now that, Dreamweaver can do.
Just slightly off topic, have you thought about building your websites using Adobe Muse instead. Its much faster and a lot simpler to use than dreamweaver and a great drag and drop design interface! Almost no coding required. You wold not be using Wordpress of course, and the content isnt dynamic, but Muse is soooo easy to build sites with!
Could i make a suggestion that i myself have undertaken...Purchase a monthly Adobe Creative Cloud plan(to get access to a heap of Adobe CC programs) + $39US/month Lynda.com tutorial package.
Even if you just use the lynda training for a single month only (you only pay by the month as you go)...you will learn an enormous amount about the Dreamweaver, Muse, Wordpress...and a huge number of other programs.
Best money i have spent in Info Tech in a long time
kind regards
Adam

Workflow: Fireworks + Dreamweaver + Muse?

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