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- Price: Free to try $299.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: December 27, 2000
- Total Downloads: 3,952,641
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 173 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 is the first rollout of this Web design application since Adobe acquired Macromedia. Is it the same Dreamweaver as before?
Installation time has doubled, not including Adobe's mandatory registration process. Once installed, Dreamweaver looks more like Adobe's other products, but it will be familiar to users of previous versions. There are some new, dockable palettes for new features, but the Welcome screen, toolbars, and main window are largely unchanged.
CSS support now features a large array of templates and new tools to help manage styles, and commentary on how best to use the CSS--including Internet Explorer workarounds. Improved integration means you can drag a Photoshop file directly to Dreamweaver, and select and copy any area of a PS image, including layers, and paste it into Dreamweaver.
Adobe's new Spry framework for Ajax is a JavaScript library of code snippets that makes it easy to add client-side behaviors. It's broken into Effects, which are animations, Data, which binds dynamic data to HTML, and Widgets, which create interactive elements such as pop-up menus.
Those learning the baby steps of Web design should take a class or read some books before diving in. Dreamweaver's advanced features won't be intuitive for anyone who hasn't studied them first. But because of the high price tag, we don't recommend upgrading to CS3 as a standalone product.
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Our editors say:
A full-featured, intuitive design application, Dreamweaver offers a wide range of tools for developing rich, professional-looking Web sites. Dreamweaver lets you design visually, making it a cinch to create and edit tables, layers, frames, rollovers, image maps, and interactive elements such as Flash animation and DHTML without diving into a stormy sea of code.
Tightly integrated with Fireworks, Flash, and even Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver also offers native support for rich media such as Flash, Shockwave, QuickTime, and RealMedia. The latest update adds a solid code editor, a JavaScript debugger, and support for non-HTML code such as XML. You’ll also get utilities for version control, asset management, and site reporting that will help you keep your site organized, on schedule, and online.
Dreamweaver is a strong product in a crowded and competitive field, and Macromedia continues to complement its ease of use with powerful, useful, and modern development tools. There are less expensive competitors with similar features, but none seem to put it together quite the way Macromedia does.
Note: Earthlink or Mindspring customers may encounter technical difficulties. Please read this Macromedia-supplied tech note for details. This is a 30-day trial version. Registration costs $299.
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