From: Macromedia Newsflash [newsflash@macromedia.com] Sent: Martes 4 de Agosto de 1998 08:49 PM To: Macromedia Newsflash Subject: Dreamweaver Newsletter Thanks for using Dreamweaver! You are receiving this monthly newsletter because you are a registered owner of Dreamweaver or have downloaded a trial version. This newsletter contains some important announcements, including one about a new Dreamweaver upgrade that addresses some minor bugs. It also contains quick tips and techniques for collapsing tables in Dreamweaver and for creating slider controls. If you have topics that you would like see addressed in future newsletters, please e-mail dreamnews@macromedia.com. _______ IN THIS ISSUE__________________________________ QUICK TIPS - Changing the default font in the HTML inspector - Collapsing tables ADVANCED TECHNIQUES - Using draggable layers to create slider controls ANNOUNCEMENTS - Dreamweaver 1.2a now available for download - Enter a drawing to win cool prizes by filling out our Flash survey! WEB COMMUNITY RESOURCES - Tips on reducing page size from HotWired SUPPORT - Where to get Dreamweaver support - How to subscribe to/unsubscribe from this newsletter _______ QUICK TIPS____________________________________ Changing the default font in the HTML inspector Do you have to squint to see the code in the HTML inspector? Tired of Courier or Monaco? It's easy to change the font size or face for your code. Choose Edit > Preferences, click on Fonts, and then choose different options from the HTML inspector pop-up menus. Collapsing tables Do your tables contain extra white space? You can easily collapse them to the minimum size using the Clear Row Heights and Clear Column Widths. 1. Select a table. 2. Click the expander arrow in the Property inspector to display all the options. 3. Click the two leftmost buttons on the lower half of the inspector. _______ ADVANCED TECHNIQUES_______________________________ Using draggable layers to create slider controls Want to give users control over elements of your page? Give them a slider control! With the Drag Layer behavior action in Dreamweaver 1.2a (get the update below if you don't already have it) and a bit of JavaScript, you can add interactivity that goes beyond links and button rollovers. Get the details in the Dreamweaver Developers Center. http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/how/techniques/ _______ ANNOUNCEMENTS________________________________ Dreamweaver 1.2a now available! For registered customers only, Macromedia has posted an update to Dreamweaver 1.2 that addresses a number of minor issues that have been found since the original 1.2 release. Many of you have helped us identify these issues and track down their causes, and we thank you for your efforts in making Dreamweaver as good as it can be! The 1.2a update contains the following improvements: - "Refresh Image" button has returned to the property inspector - Using a small background image for tiling is now much faster - Images no longer appear washed out on Windows NT -
in a table now displays correctly - in a table now displays correctly - Image ALT tags are no longer rewritten during a Library update - High ASCII characters are displayed correctly in library item names - File Upload widget no longer shifts in the form display - JavaScript is now enclosed in comments for the Preload feature of the Swap Image behavior - Flash Aftershock objects with no height or width now work fine in Dreamweaver, even when using the Java option - Dreamweaver installation works with Microsoft extensions - Updater works with international characters in the name of the hard disk - Dreamweaver object icons display correctly when the hard disk name contains punctuation - Help now works with Netscape 4.0.5 for Macintosh - ALT-GR key can now generate @ on German systems Download the update today at: http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/upndown/ Enter a drawing to win cool prizes! Macromedia is committed to providing you with cutting edge development tools to address your web design needs. To support this effort, we are conducting a survey to get your feedback about the next version of Flash. The survey is located at http://special.macromedia.com/flashdw/ When you complete and submit this survey, you will automatically be entered in a drawing for prizes, including a Fuji Digital Camera, and copies of Fireworks, Flash, or FreeHand. _______ WEB COMMUNITY RESOURCES__________________________ Put your web pages on a diet In Day 4 of an ongoing tutorial, HotWired offers experts tips on keeping page size to a minimum. http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/frontdoor/nc_content.html _______ SUPPORT__________________________________________ Dreamweaver ProductSupport Post questions, get answers, and learn from others on the Dreamweaver Newsgroup. Questions are answered by trained tech support staff, expert users, and even members of the Dreamweaver development team. It's your best resource for free technical support. news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.dreamweaver Read all about it! You'll find tips, techniques, lessons for beginners, interviews with experts, and more in the Dreamweaver Developers Center. http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ Is there a feature that you'd like to see in a future version of Dreamweaver? Send your Dreamweaver wishes to wish-dreamweaver@macromedia.com. ============================================================= Subscribe / Unsubscribe ============================================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE send an e-mail to "newsflash@macromedia.com" with the words "unsubscribe dreamweaver-newsflash" in the subject line of the message. To SUBSCRIBE send an e-mail to "newsflash@macromedia.com" with the words "subscribe dreamweaver-newsflash" in the subject line. This list is used for outgoing e-mail only and cannot respond to technical support or customer service inquiries. To view Macromedia's on-line technical notes visit: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ For customer service and other Macromedia contact numbers visit: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/ and click Contact Us! Be sure to visit http://www.macromedia.com/software/ to keep updated on the latest Internet and Multimedia product news!