Dreamweaver/Fireworks
3 Studio
The
competition: Adobe GoLive
When
choosing your (WYSIWYG) HTML program, it is important to review the competition
first. The two other major players are Adobe GoLive and Microsoft
Frontpage 2000.
Here's
an unofficial comparison chart between the three:
| Features |
Dream
3 |
GoLive
4 |
Front-page
|
| Source
code |
| Crossplatform
support |
• |
• |
|
| Editable
HTML |
•
|
• |
•
|
| HTML
Validation |
• |
• |
|
| HTML
3.2 compliance |
• |
• |
|
| "Clean
up HTML" |
• |
|
|
| HTML
Styles |
• |
|
• |
| XML
parser |
• |
|
|
| Design |
| Absolute
layer positioning |
• |
• |
• |
| Websafe
Eyedropper |
• |
• |
|
| Table
sorting |
• |
• |
|
| Layer
to Table conversion |
• |
|
|
| Text
based Search and Replace |
• |
• |
|
| HTML
aware Search and Replace |
• |
|
• |
| Text
file import |
• |
• |
• |
| Extensibility |
| Object
exchange |
• |
• |
|
| Customizable
UI |
• |
|
|
| History
palette |
• |
|
|
| Encapsulated
JavaScript |
• |
• |
|
| Effects |
| Animation
timeline |
• |
• |
|
| Insert
HTML/Graphics |
• |
• |
|
| Batch
Graphics |
• |
|
|
Top
5 reasons to choose Dreamweaver/Fireworks
1.
Complete HTML control
Software that truly respects your HTML code.
2.
Complete Web-suite
No graphics app is needed.
3.
Clean up Word HTML
To some, this is a reason in itself to buy Dreamweaver!
4.
Fast workflow/ease of use
Simple. It's easy, it's fast and it's fun!
5.
True platform independence
...doesn't get any better than this.
Conclusion
If
you are serious about designing HTML Web pages, Dreamweaver
is the way to go. If you want to create quick and good-looking
Webgraphics as well, you're going to love the Dreamweaver/Fireworks
Studio. It has all the features you'll ever need when designing
an HTML, DHTML or JavaScript based Webpage. And if you need
more, you can download the features from the Macromedia Exchange,
or - create them yourself!
As
opposed to Adobe GoLive, Dreamweaver is a fast, stable, easy
to use app - with more features, more extensions and more years
of Web-experience. And don't worry about the Adobe integration
- Dreamweaver works beautifully with both Photoshop and Illustrator.
Perhaps
you would want to wait for Dreamweaver/Fireworks 4 Studio though
- It's just on the stairs... (as we say in Denmark).
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started! Find all the resources you need...