Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Entry Three - Intoduction to Dreamweaver


We continue to move through the walkthrough assignment of Dreamweaver. Picking up where I left off is not easy. For one thing I brought in the wrong folder by mistake today, but luckily my tutor had some spare copies (thank you). So, pick up where I left off, I had to get reacquainted with some of the steps. Once I found where I left off, getting reacquainted with the Dreamweaver software proved challenging. I found my doing the HTML and CSS coding in Notepad++ or Text Wrangler, and launching it in a browser felt more 'pure' than using a Dreamweaver software to it all for you.

The interface is quite busy, and can be complicated at times because there is so many windows, drop -down menus, etc. that are designed to make things easier? I can appreciate learning the software on its own, but I can also appreciate learning the code on its own, combing the two together is like trying to run 2 methods in my head, hence there is quite some confusion. Using Dreamweaver is going to take some practice but I'm sure once I get the hang of it, I'll be flying. One peer said, its a bit like learning how to drive - there's buttons and gadgets all in your face, but one you learn how to use them, its quicker to drive than it is to walk.


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