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1. Re: Can this page be made all in Dreamweaver?
jessegiga Feb 4, 2010 3:54 AM (in response to onefiftymph)Hi Tia,
Hmmm.... just to clarify, Dreamweaver is a tool in your toolbox that helps you create webpages, but you may need some accessories to enhance this tool and make it better. It's kind of like asking if you own a welder and some steel, could you build a car...? Yes, you could - but you'd need some other tools as well...
More than likely, the developer who created this site used Dreamweaver (since it's become the industry standard), so technically it can be built with DW. But the bells and whistles you mention are created with extra javascripts or other specialty coding not found in the "auto-generated" features - that was likely hand coded, and customized. Dreamweaver does have some "okay" methods of creating the Drop-down menus and the collapsable tabs on the right in their Spry technologies, but they aren't quite as flashy as the ones used here.
If you're just starting out, I would suggest starting with the basics first - even a seasoned developer would spend several days developing a site like this - take your time, and as you begin to find a comfort zone, then begin testing other methods and adding to your toolbox. The top navigation that "springs open can be found in several places on the internet (some for a price, some for free), as well as many of the other aspects of the site that you mentioned...
Hope that helps - good luck!
Jesse
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2. Re: Can this page be made all in Dreamweaver?
Nancy O. Feb 4, 2010 11:24 AM (in response to onefiftymph)If you have a good grasp of Photoshop or Fireworks for graphics, HTML, CSS and JavaScript or jQuery script libraries, you can do it in DW or any other HTML editor. The quality of websites you create depends on the skills you bring to the table.
HTML = content
CSS or Cascading Stylesheets = styles
JavaScripts, Spry, Ajax, DHTML = functionality and interactivity
I like the white-on-white with subtle dropshadows. Are these dropshadows CSS or custom graphics?
Your example uses custom graphics, but box-shadows and text-shadows are possible with CSS3 code alone.
http://alt-web.com/DEMOS/CSS-Shadows.shtml
I like the collapsing panels, and especially the folder-like tabs under the "WEATHER" section.
Those are Tabbed Panels. You could use jQuery, or DW's built in Spry Tabbed Panels for this.
Start here:
HTML & CSS Tutorials - http://w3schools.com/
Creating your first website in DW CS4 -
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_cs4_website_pt1.htmlNancy O.
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3. Re: Can this page be made all in Dreamweaver?
onefiftymph Feb 4, 2010 11:45 AM (in response to onefiftymph)Thanks Jesse and Nancy for the helpful replies.



