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Dreamweaver Keeps Getting Dependent Files
I'm using Dreamweaver (CS5) to manage files on a webserver. I have it set so that when I save a file (locally or not) it uploads to the server.
The problem is that when I save/upload a file that links to other files (images, js, css, etc) those files have to upload (or at least check to make sure they are the same) as well.
This becomes an big issue when I'm editing a CSS file with 2000 lines of code and links to hundreds of images.
Is there a way to prevent dreamweaver from uploading everything?
Is there a better Rich text-editor/FTP client for windows
Go to: >Edit on the main toolbar, >Preferences, >Site
Then Select "Prompt on put/check in"
Once you save / put you will get this dialog box:
Select "No" for the "Put dependent files"
Select "Don't show me this message again"
Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Site
Then uncheck "Prompt on put/check in".
nope. there is no friggin' way. Dreamweaver is an intransigent bastard when it comes to that. you can see my comments on the Adobe Help forums...
YOU CANNOT STOP DREAMWEAVER FROM TRYING TO UPLOAD DEPENDENT FILES.
the best thing i've managed is to indicate the files i don't want by setting the 'cloak' flag. 'cloak' doesn't actually work (seriously, Adobe? WTH?), but it does pop up a dialog that let's you say 'No to ALL'. quite frankly, it's a bloody joke, that...
as for a better RichText editor, do you mean a color-coding IDE? in addition to being a great editor period, Notepad++ also has an FTP plugin that is really great. if you want a standalone FTP client, can't do better than (Filezilla)[http://filezilla-project.org/]. and if you're balls-of-steel brave, willing to smash your way through the godawful uptake period, (Aptana Studio 3)[http://aptana.com/] is exquisite. just don't expect a lot of useful tutorials on getting this stonkblonker configured without a lot a head smashing, loud cursing and google-till-you-puke. once you do, however, it's pretty rockin'. but my fave is still Dreamweaver because of the wicked smart ability to load all the referenced files in the header. remember, it was designed for VISUAL development, so that's where it's focused. but it's the best damn IDE i know of for Wordpress, MooTools and Smarty.
anyway. there you go. whew
WR!
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Not sure if this has been answered already as I could not find anything.
I was using Dreamweaver for the longest time but switched almost immediately to Sublime last year.
The problem is I have gotten very used to viewing and editing the related CSS & JS files linked or referenced from the parent HTML file in DW-CS6.
Is there any functionality or plugin for Sublime that enables this accessibility? - See screenshot for what I'm specifically talking about.
Thanks in advance
Off the top of my head, no, but I could be wrong. Instead, use "Go to anything" - ctrl+P.
The thought is if you are building something, you have set up a project, which adds all the files that are a part of the thing you are building. Alternatively, you can drag & drop said folder from your computer into ST3 - this is like a de facto project.
Once done, instead of clicking style.css and searching for myCoolClass, you can just press ctrl+P and start typing. without knowing your file, I am betting you'd only have to type myc or myco before it is found. You can just review the part of the file - or pressing enter will open style.css. Now you don't need to remember that myCoolClass is in style.css vs style-desktop.css.
I've always used TextWrangler/ Notepad++ to develop websites from scratch. I'm now coding what I'd say are very advanced websites this way.
I want to know if it's efficient to do things this way and whether I should learn DreamWeaver and use that
I use Dreamweaver, basically because I'm a designer not a coder. I find it useful to use Dreamweaver, because it has all the tools you need to create a website. Dreamweaver has the ability to be a WYSIWYG in the "Design" mode, but you can easily switch to the raw code and mess about with the code. Which is what I tend to do anyway.
Dreamweaver isn't a cheat way of web design, it is a tool. Much like a pencil and paper would be to an artist, or a hammer to a joiner. It's not what is used to create a website that should be ridiculed or the designer who uses Dreamweaver should be abused. But in fact the website itself, and the application of web design skills/knowledge.
Dreamweaver has it's own project file system, so you know exactly what is in your project and what isn't. You can also see all the external files that are linked in one HTML file, such as a JavaScript file. You can swap between the source code of the HTML file and the external file source code, with one click and with no other open "windows".
Dreamweaver is quite easy to learn (in my opinion), and should at least have a fair trial run.
If I were you, I would download a trial version of Dreamweaver, and try it out.
I hope I've helped in some way.
There are code editors with assists that are far better than DreamWeaver, like Espresso, Brackets or the upcoming TweakStyle.
Each software have a different added value depending on what you're searching for.
I am a web designer and developer but I don't know any scripting language. And I am looking for a robust web development WYSIWYG like software that can write code for me automatically in javascript and php.
Id go with dreamweaver because is has the design view as well as the code view. Aptana is more for developers rather than designers and developers. Dreamweaver will write some code for you (and you'll find out later that its crap!) so it'll get you used to the languages.
I used to work in Dreamweaver when I first started but now I can't get enough of Aptana.
WYSIWYG will only generate HTML page and a little JS at best. You need to know coding to offer interactive functionality.
You'll hate this answer but take some time to learn PHP and JavaScript - I stated off as a designer and tried to avoid code. Then instead of copying and pasting code hoping that it works I got to grips with the fundamentals of both languages and realised how easy it is and how there was nothing to fear.
Good resources are w3schools.com, stackoverflow (obviously) and my fav JavaScript books are DOM scripting by Jeremy Keith and Jeffrey Sambells and once you feel confident to learn some of the more advanced features of JavaScript, JavaScript Patterns by Stoyan Stefanov was helpful to me.
Like I say this doesn't actually answer your question. However Dreamweaver automatically produced a 700 line JS file for an interface action I wanted, using the resources above I did the same in an unobtrusive manner with 16 lines of code!
I realize this is an old thread but im sure the debate still rages on LOL... i've been a devote DW user for many many many years (Like since 2000 or so). I am a coder/developer... I never use DW auto complete or anything like that. Primarily the reason i've stuck with it is because my FTP is RIGHT THERE!... HOWEVER, LOL, I just ran into a problem where I needed to recover a file (all these years and i've never needed this feature). Anyway I just ran across this thread Recover Deleted Files in Aptana Studio 3? "By default Aptana Studio stores a history of up to 7 days if the file was within a project."... I guess i can live without having my ftp right there in the same program and just use filezilla. sigh lol. Also DW doesnt recognize keys which is a big let down but yea... anyway... I just started using Aptana Studio 3 so I hope I fall in love with it quickly lol I'm building my projects now :P
Well, just to clarify some stuff. Aptana does have ftp, and i even think it's easier to use than dreamweaver's ftp module...
I use Dreamweaver 8 at work, and recently I've been having an issue with open files. When I move focus away from Dreamweaver to another piece of software (usually firefox for testing the results of uploaded files), and then move back to Dreamweaver I get a prompt saying: "This file has been modified outside of Dreamweaver. Do you want to reload it".
Edit: this is for every single file I have open in Dreamweaver so is quite unbearable!
Clicking yes or no both show exactly the same page! Nothing's changed, and nothing should have!
Any ideas why this might be happening? It's causing some issues because I work with another developer at work and I don't want my work overwriting. I assure you that he's not working on any of the same files or anything, and we've worked together for months and this has never happened before.
I'm very well aware that I can turn this prompt off, but in cases where files have actually changed, I'd want to be prompted.
I know Dreamweaver 8 is a joke.. but it's what we've got, and it's been fine up until now.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)
That behavior exists in CS5 too, so I'm pretty sure it is a bug. Are you working off a shared network drive?
I have to write a small script to deploy a patch for our Application. The patch
will replace a couple of files in the application.I decided to depploy the patch using Applescript. The files to be copied are quite large and it takes some time for the files to be copied. I wanted to know if there is any way I can get a dialog box which doesn't block the execution of the script so that I can display some message like Updating.. etc while the patch is applied and then close the dialog box after wards.
Thanks
Shivaprasad
There's a scripting addition called Akua Sweets (oldy but goody) that has a display progress command. Get it at osaxen.com. it's in the 'most popular' section at the top of the page.
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Oh, bugger, that's only for OS9. It was really useful back in the day, I remember using it a lot (of course everything took a lot longer in those days so progress bars were more in demand).
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You got me inspired, there's a couple of scripts I use that need progress bars, so I went looking and found this scripting addition at http://osaxen.com/files/extrasuites1.1.html
and again
here's a basic tutorial for how to do it in interface builder. I think that's probably the right way to do it.
I myself ran into the same problem. Unfortunately applescript doesn't provide an easy way of implementing a progress bar.
I ended up using the stop loop example found here to build an application. This guy has a bunch of applescript studio xcode projects to download and mess around with. It's some really great sample code if you aren't too familiar with applescript studio.