Monday 29th March
Macromedia Flex Now Available
The releases of the New Macromedia Presentation Server Flex as been announced. Macromedia Flex is a Application that brings internet applications to the enterprise.
Tuesday 23rd March
DWFAQ Announces Strip List Whitespace extension for DWMX & DWMX 2004
Ever created a menu using list item tags only to find that when you test the page in Internet Explorer there are gaps between your menu items? If you have then you've encountered the IE whitespace bug. Now Angela C. Buraglia founder of DreamweaverFAQ.com has released a free extension for Dreamweaver MX and Dreamweaver MX 2004 that automatically sends the bug packing. A more detailed description plus an example of the bug in action are available by this site's author Mark Fletcher on the Strip List Whitespace product page.
Angela is also the co-author of the New Riders title Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Killer Tips
The waiting is over! Macromedia has released the updater to Dreamweaver MX 2004. The Dreamweaver updater shows performance improvements of up to 70% on the Mac platform, restores the Timelines feature, and fixes more bugs than in any other release. You can find out more about this release at the Logged In article on the Developer Center
In addition, there are some changes to the Dreamweaver Developer Center including updated articles and improved navigation, new Trial Evaluation Guides to help you get the most out of your trial software, and policy updates regarding upgrades and the use and distribution of Flash components.
Updated Dreamweaver Articles
In addtion Macromedia have also updated two of my Dreamweaver articles with MX 2004 screen shots, these are:
Wednesday 10th March
WA Validation Toolkit
Dreamweaver and UltraDev extension developer WebAssist.com has released the WA Validation Toolkit. This powerful new extension for Dreamweaver MX 2004 includes the following features:
- Validate your visitors' data your way: apply client-side and/or server-side behaviors with this full-featured extension.
- Guide your customers through your applications while exercising complete error-handling control.
- Guarantee form satisfaction for all: your clients, your site's visitors, and best of all you, the developer.
Learn more about the WA Validation Toolkit »
Friday 5th March
Macromedia to test Linux Support
According to news.com Macromedia is to begin experimenting with Linux support. Linux is a free Unix-type operating system created by Linus Torvalds.
Wednesday 3rd March
Fireworks MX 2004 Updater
Macromedia announces a new updater for Fireworks MX 2004. Check out the Fireworks Release notes to see what issues have been addressed..
Tuesday 2nd March
Code Validation with Dreamweaver MX 2004
Macromedia have posted my first Dreamweaver article which includes multimedia presententations created using Macromedia RoboDemo 5. Macromedia RoboDemo enables you to create interative demonstrations and software simulations in Flash format.
Learn more about Macromedia RoboDemo »
Monday 1st March
CSS Crib Sheet
Tired of trying to fathom out why your CSS layout doesn't render correctly? Then take a look at the CSS Crib Sheet from mezzoblue. This excellent quick reference is ideal for when you run into trouble.
Thursday 26th February
CSS and Wired.com
Macromedia interviews Douglas Bowman, former Design Director, Wired.com and Aaron Jones, Senior Engineer. Wired.com.
New Draft CSS Reader Type Media
The W3C has released a new CSS working draft that in the future might allow CSS authors to create style sheets that instruct devices how to display and speak a document or display and render it in Braille.
Wednesday 25th February
Design Aid Kit 2 Razzle Dazzle: E Book
Learn how to create striking graphic images in Macromedia Fireworks MX or Fireworks MX 2004 with this full color 251-page e-book from renowned Fireworks expert Linda Rathgeber. Razzel Dazzle consist of 26 projects which will take your Web design skill to the next level.
Learn more about Razzle Dazzle »
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