Just a pointer on those of you who user Dreamweaver to change your templates...

[ABLady]

I've read many complain about Dreamweaver putting extra codes or messing transferred templates. So, it just happens that I'm extremely Pro in Dreamweaver and here are two pointers that will eliminate your problems with Dreamweaver:

Before pasting anything from vB into Dreamweaver do the following:

1. Open Dreamweaver:

Edit > Preferences... > Code Rewriting

....and then make sure to UNCHECK everything under "Code Rewriting" options. This will eliminate Dreamweaver adding it's own code or trying to correct parts of vB Codes which should not be touched and left alone. (For instance the parts of a table which happens to be in another template.....Dreamweaver thinks it's missing so it adds it for you, unless you have UNCHECKED everything under "Code Rewriting" options.)

2. When pasting vB templates into Dreamweaver, ALWAYS paste from the "Edit Mode" of the Dreamweaver and make sure to remove everything before pasting anything! In other words, you have to be in "Code View" mode before pasting things into Dreamweaver.

Hope this helps!

[Haakon]

Thanks ABlady, I didn`t know of these prefernces. They should be unchecked no matter what sort of site you`re making.

[Sinecure]

I don't even bother using dreamweaver when it comes to vb template modifications, its just to much hassle, I'll stick with notepad on that

[Haakon]

Well, that`s what`s good about dreamweaver, you can just use the graphical display as an enhancement and use the code display to work with (I just use it to place tables, and preview my work).

But I`m not doubting any purist will shrug that argument away, wouldn`t you?

[Dewayne]

Notepad all the way!

[neocivitas]

Notepad!

[werehere]

C'mon all, notepad sucks! Textpad or Ultraedit all the way...

[Paul J]

No one that's good enough to code in a text only environment is using Notepad.

People that say they use notepad to edit HTML are full of ****.

Like werehere said...they are using Notetab or TextPad or Editplus.

[Sinecure]

For quick template modifications I use notepad, If I am plannig a massive template modification that I have to really think about, I'll use Textpad, as I generally don't like the look of notepad

[Steve Machol]

Real men code only on clay tablets in the scorching desert sun!

[Sinecure]

Originally posted by smachol
Real men code only on clay tablets in the scorching desert sun!

I use to do that until I found out about notepad :P

[snyx]

no I still think dreamweaver is bunk for trying to really edit templates in the deisgn mode. you can't use variables (such as color ones) in the table BG's it wont allow you, you gotta pick some weird color (like #k5k5k5) and then find it in the edit mode, and change it by hand.

so... textpad hands down! ultaedit was confusing!!!

[George L]

Re: Just a pointer on those of you who user Dreamweaver to change your templates...

Originally posted by ABLady
I've read many complain about Dreamweaver putting extra codes or messing transferred templates. So, it just happens that I'm extremely Pro in Dreamweaver and here are two pointers that will eliminate your problems with Dreamweaver:

Before pasting anything from vB into Dreamweaver do the following:

1. Open Dreamweaver:

Edit > Preferences... > Code Rewriting

....and then make sure to UNCHECK everything under "Code Rewriting" options. This will eliminate Dreamweaver adding it's own code or trying to correct parts of vB Codes which should not be touched and left alone. (For instance the parts of a table which happens to be in another template.....Dreamweaver thinks it's missing so it adds it for you, unless you have UNCHECKED everything under "Code Rewriting" options.)

2. When pasting vB templates into Dreamweaver, ALWAYS paste from the "Edit Mode" of the Dreamweaver and make sure to remove everything before pasting anything! In other words, you have to be in "Code View" mode before pasting things into Dreamweaver.

Hope this helps!

yup use DW as well.. for point #2 you can do the same in visual mode by ctrl+shift+V paste html code mode

[Mr. X]

Ultraedit owns all, but thats just imo.

[werehere]

Originally posted by smachol
Real men code only on clay tablets in the scorching desert sun!

LOL!