Hand Coding: Editing HTML in Dreamweaver
This topic page is useful for customers who prefer to edit or add HTML or script directly to the code of their pages. Developers creating HTML pages as well as pages using a scripting language will benefit.
TechNotes
- 3d452475—Selecting undo while editing code between two collapsed code fragments on the same line will un-collapse the fragments permanently
- 3d3efcff—Making edits in Code and Design View to objects might permanently expand collapsed code fragments
- tn_16726—Source code formatting issues after installing the Dreamweaver Updater
- tn_16489—Dreamweaver does not write XHTML compliant code in pages without an XHTML DTD
- tn_16460—Code following VBScript comment is improperly color coded
- tn_16442—Pasting from the Code inspector produces unexpected results
- tn_16431—Text selection in Code view is inaccurate in Dreamweaver MX
- tn_16343—Text is not wrapping according to code format preferences
- tn_16340—Dreamweaver MX does not highlight orphaned closing tags as invalid HTML
- tn_16336—High ASCII tag names cannot be used in the Tag Inspector
- tn_16251—XML schema files must contain a namespace
- tn_15518—Dreamweaver 4 does not recognize all XHTML code
- tn_15372—Removing line breaks from comment tags
- tn_15238—Setting the external code editor within Dreamweaver
- tn_15236—Delayed Windows operations while Microsoft Internet Explorer runs with the JavaScript Debugger
- tn_15068—MM_NOCONVERT error listed in the Check Target Browser Report
- tn_14949—Debug in Browser option is not available for all installed browsers
- tn_14944—JavaScript Debugger doesn't work on pages created from templates
- tn_14805—How well does Dreamweaver HTML validate?
- tn_14380—How to incorporate Server-Side Includes into an HTML page
- tn_13499—Books about Dreamweaver, JavaScript and HTML
Tutorials and Articles
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Migrating from HomeSite to Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
This tutorial introduces the Dreamweaver MX workspace and showcases coding features, with reference to the HomeSite workspace and features, then helps HomeSite users set up a Dreamweaver site. -
Understanding basic HTML
Dreamweaver gives you an easy-to-use visual interface with which to generate HTML, the underlying code in a Web page. Learn about the structure of the HTML code in a document so you can better control, modify and troubleshoot your Web pages. -
The answers to many common Dreamweaver questions are in the code
Does the Dreamweaver interface or the code that Dreamweaver creates sometimes puzzle you? Read this article to find out more about the HTML rules and structure on which the interface and code are based. -
Getting information about the browser with JavaScript
If you've been looking for a way to give cutting-edge content to visitors with the latest browsers, yet not leave users with older browsers out in the cold, detecting browser version, platform, and capabilities with JavaScript may be the answer. Browsers report all kinds of useful information. Find out how to use it to your advantage.
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