Sitegrinder

[jecrt]

Does anyone use this? IF SO (notice the qualifier), how well has it worked for you?

Are there any bad aspects to it?

I know that it probably isn't perfect in every browser, but then again - neither is Dreamweaver. I think I'd much rather fix some random problems for a few wonky browsers than try and produce a whole site that is as amazing as what Sitegrinder can (seemingly) do.

[atondex]

Are you talking about version 2 of the software ? Or the new one, which is version 3 ?

I used version 2, and it was quite easy to work with, you just have to name the layers right. One could learn the naming conventions and then concentrate on the design of the site, without having to worry about coding it.

The only thing is that the site layout is based on absolute css positioning, which is not such a good thing.

I started to learn Dreamweaver and CSS, and I'm coding the layouts based on relative CSS positioning. It's a little more difficult in beginning, when starting learning CSS, but after that it's OK.

I can't tell you anything about version 3, since I haven't used it.

I heard the new version is quite expensive. Almost the same price as Dreamweaver cs5, which has far more features.

[jecrt]

either version, really.

hmm...yeah - not a fan of absolute positioning. Could the code be nested in a wrapper div to make it a little more flexible?

I wonder what the differences between SG2 & SG3 are?

I was using GoLive CS2, but it felt kinda sloppy - lots of <br> tags to get things to space out right - which seems kinda lame. I'm actually just writing the code line by line now, but writing it in GoLive, just because it has some nice site management features. It's harder (for me anyway) to make a page in GoLive with CSS - the features are kinda wonky...I also was having a problem with how it looked when actually posted on the web versus how it looked when I was building it

How is Dreamweaver as far as coding the site?

I'm kinda new (and VERY late) to web design...I just focused on print design in school...web design was kind of a separate field then.

Are you talking about version 2 of the software ? Or the new one, which is version 3 ?

I used version 2, and it was quite easy to work with, you just have to name the layers right. One could learn the naming conventions and then concentrate on the design of the site, without having to worry about coding it.

The only thing is that the site layout is based on absolute css positioning, which is not such a good thing.

I started to learn Dreamweaver and CSS, and I'm coding the layouts based on relative CSS positioning. It's a little more difficult in beginning, when starting learning CSS, but after that it's OK.

I can't tell you anything about version 3, since I haven't used it.

I heard the new version is quite expensive. Almost the same price as Dreamweaver cs5, which has far more features.

[atondex]

Dreamweaver is a lot better than Go Live, which is going to be discontinued by Adobe. The two programs were competitors a while back, when Macromedia still existed. Then it was acquired by its competitor, Adobe.

Dreamweaver greatly enhances the coding process, by providing several tools to speed up the coding, both the HTML and the CSS. The code is clean, and compatible with modern standards and best practices, no extra elements are present in the code. Another good aspect of Dreamweaver is that it integrates with other Adobe products, like Photoshop and Fireworks.

It sounds like I'm advertising for Adobe, and Dreamweaver in particular, LOL, but really, this program is the best in its category. If you are interested in web design, this is the program to learn to use.

[dbdesign]

I'd prefer to use wordpress and do some simple coding