Macromedia
Dreamweaver MX: Foundation II
Using Advanced Dreamweaver MX Tools Comments
on the WSU Online Learning training module
Expected
duration: 430 minutes (about 7 hours)
Lesson on Forms is useful, although there isn't
really any information about what script to use to process the
data. This information is particular to each organization, so it
wouldn't make sense for SkillSoft to discuss a solution that wasn't
available to each trainee. Nag me about getting information online
about
FormMail to close the gap.
WSU does not use Frames, so most people will
not benefit from this section.
CSS, particularly for controlling font appearance,
will be increasingly important. Even though WSU doesn't have a
standard for CSS use as of July 2005, it is in the works.
Section on interactive page elements is very
useful, particularly the part about rollovers and jump
menus. I caution about using layers,
however. Layers are not uniformly supported in browsers, and anyone
trying them should test in multiple browsers and platforms. Better
to avoid them all together. SkillSoft gives examples dealing with
text blocks that appear and disappear,
which would be potentially less damaging than permanent layers
that could be unpredictable in their arrangement.
The section on checking Browser Compatibility will
probably not be of much use to most WSU employees. In my opinion
the site
map feature is also of limited use, depending on your
site structure.
Dreamweaver's Search and Replace function is
great, so I am happy to see it covered well in this lesson.
See reviews on:
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MX: Foundation I
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