Anyone use Macromedia Dreamweaver?

Jszar · Post by **Jszar** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:33 am

I am having trouble, or think i am. I am trying to learn how to use it and ditch Front Page. i apply a background picture through a cascade style sheet, and apply the css to the page, but in the macromedia program while editing text and things, i cant see the picture. but when i open the file with Internet explorer after its saved to view it, the picture is there.

does dreamweaver just work this way? or is there a setting to change? i have looked through all the menus and help sections but cant find anything.

Dustin from Huntsville · Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:20 am

Are you in preview mode?

Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:49 pm

hmm,
I don't normally use the bgimage css, I just tried it here and for some reason only part of the image shows? In both dreamweaver and IE.

Not sure what is going on there?
I have an old version of dreamweaver here (version 4). I have MX at work, so on monday I'll give it a try and let ya know.

Jszar · Post by **Jszar** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:42 pm

the only thing i can see that has to do with preview is in the file>preview in browser menu. i dont know how to switch any modes, i looked.

please do chris.

Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:35 am

I just sent a reminder too myself at work.

Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:41 pm

sorry it's taken me so long to get back. My computer at home is having problems, and isn't working too well.

OK, I tried it at work and what I did was.

created a new style sheet and in the drop down seleted body. I then chose the image I wanted to use, fromthere you can make it scrollable or not. It worked for me, so it should work for you if you do it that way.

Jszar · Post by **Jszar** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:33 pm

alright thanks. i'll give it a try.

Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:13 pm

Let me know if yo uhave any luck. I can send screen shots of what I did if you can't get it to work.

Jszar · Post by **Jszar** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:09 pm

yeah, i'm not getting the 'body' option. i've seen it once, but i cant get it to come back for some reason. it just goes straight to the editor where i can set the background etc.

Jszar · Post by **Jszar** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:06 am

man, i hate computers. i figured it out though. i wasn't using the css the right way. i am too used to FP, dreamweaver is a completely new program to me and the formating is hard to learn.

do you use flash, or does anyone here? i am trying to learn that too, but am having problems with it as well. i want to make a flash menu, with drop down options for each link. i tried flash's tutorials, but i get stuck.