CSS Transitions-the Web-based counterpart of transitions in traditional presentation apps-are now supported through a reasonably intuitive interface.Īdobe has improved the fidelity and flexibility of Dreamweaver’s “Live” preview, and improved its “multiscreen” preview panel that shows what your page will look like at phone, tablet, and desktop screen sizes. Dreamweaver also improved its integration with Query Mobile, a JavaScript-based platform for building browser-based phone and tablet apps. (Keep reading for more detail on this.) Next is built-in support for PhoneGap Build, an open-source platform that makes it easy to create a single Web-based app that runs on multiple phone platforms. First is “fluid grid layouts” that let you specify exactly how page elements will be arranged when your site is displayed on a small-screen phone, a midsize tablet, or a full-screen desktop. The big new features in Dreamweaver are these. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( See how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) Like the rest of the CS6 suite, Dreamweaver is targeted to professionals who are willing to climb its steep learning curve, but even occasional coders can use it to build impressive-looking sites.
For the past few years, I’ve been doing most of my Web design in Microsoft’s clean, efficient, and underpublicized Expression Web, but Dreamweaver CS6 is the first Web editor built for the multiplatform era, with full support for HTML5 and CSS3.
It’s an essential upgrade for anyone who wants to build Web pages or apps that automatically adapt when viewed in a Web browser on a phone or tablet or a browser on a laptop or desktop.
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