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New to CSS in Dreamweaver MX

any help would be appreciated

         

Eric in Tennessee

10:20 pm on Jun 10, 2003 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



I have been using DWMX for a few months and am fairly familiar with it(at least for what I use it for).
I have read here about CSS and all the advantages, so I thought that I would give it a go.

Does anyone here use DWMX and design exclusively with CSS? I have read so much, but feel like:
1. I am clueless
2. Have not read enough
3. I am a terrible learner
4. CSS is not that easy with DW

Whichever is the case, probably a bit of all the above, I am EXTREMELY frustrated!

Anyone in here have similar experiences and worked them out? I would love to here from you on a course of action to take. I feel like I am running around in circle and accomplishing nothing.

Thanks,

Eric

Any tutorials that would be appropriate for those use DWMX would be appreciated - Please Sticky me if the URLs can't be posted.

P.S. It seems that most of the examples are for STRAIGHT HAND CODING. AND I can't seem to incorporate them into DW.

4eyes

11:02 pm on Jun 10, 2003 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Yep - I work with DWMX and css.

Its a doddle - the css code isn't quite as sweet as you would like, but the html code is tight as a drum.

You need to download a free DW extension called Layer2Style (should be able to find via Google easy enough)

Do a rough site design using DW layers - name them properly (ie not just 'layer1', 'layer2' etc). Run Layer2Style and it takes all the in-line positioning code and dumps into a css in the <head>.

Cut and paste this into an external style sheet and then carry on editing using the normal DW properties panel - it updates the external style sheet automatically.

Your html should then be nice and clean, and you can tidy up the external css file if you can be bothered later (I can't be bothered usually).

Hope this helps.

Eric in Tennessee

8:49 pm on Jun 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Thanks 4eyes!
Would you mind terribly if I ask you more questions as I continue my journey?

e-TN

4eyes

11:16 pm on Jun 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Eric

Ask away