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Dreamweaver 4 and 4.01 release notes
This document addresses issues fixed in the 4.01 updater
and issues that are not discussed in the Dreamweaver documentation
and may be updated as more information becomes available.
Dreamweaver 4.01 updater
Dreamweaver 4
Dreamweaver 4.01 updater release notes
The Dreamweaver 4.01 updaterfixes several problems found
with Dreamweaver 4 after its release.
To use the updater, you must first purchase and install a
full version of Dreamweaver
4. The 4.01 updater is available for download on the Dreamweaver 4.01 Updater Download page.
Macintosh specific fixes
Windows specific fixes
Fixes on both Macintosh and Windows
The following is a list of problems fixed by the updater:
| Macintosh-only
issues |
| Macintosh
OS 9.1 |
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Certain specific
GIF files will no longer appear as distorted in Dreamweaver.
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Some users were unable to select text in Dreamweaver
while other specific programs were running in the background
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Other minor
performance issues on Mac OS 9.1 have been fixed. |
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For more detailed
information on the fixes for OS 9.1, refer to the TechNote:
Macintosh
OS 9.1 issues in Dreamweaver |
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| Macintosh
Double-byte Language Support |
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Can now view
double-byte characters in Dreamweaver on Macintosh OS
9 with double-byte language support installed. |
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| Windows-only
issues |
| Windows ME |
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Dreamweaver,
and other programs that make browser calls, sometimes
crash when Previewing in Browser on Windows ME. This updater
should resolve this problem in many cases. |
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| Issues
for both Windows and Macintosh |
| FTP |
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FTP will now honor the ASCII or BINARY transfer mode
indicated in the FTPExtensionMap.txt file. This means
that .cgi and .htm files will, by default, use ASCII
transfer mode.
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| EUC encoded
templates |
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Change encoding
of EUC-encoded templates and update files will no longer
cause corruption. |
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| Reference |
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Context Sensitivity
now works if you have more than one Reference book installed. |
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| Netscape
6 |
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Additional Dreamweaver
support for Netscape 6. This includes Check Target Browser,
and JavaScript Behavior updates. Specifically, behaviors
now work correctly across frames in Netscape 6, Drag Layer
works, as well as Set Text of Layers. |
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This fix can be downloaded independently, or as a
part of this updater. To download independently, go
to http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/downloads.html.
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| JavaScript
API |
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Added a function
dw.getNaturalSize( ) to get natural image size. The function
dw.getNaturalSize( ) takes a file URL as an argument and
returns an array or 2 integers (or null if the argument
is not a valid local image URL). |
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| SourceSafe
Integration |
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Fixes a number
of issues with the current Dreamweaver integration with
Visual SourceSafe (VSS). The Windows version of the updater
fixes several problems with checkout, checkin, and Design
Notes. The Macintosh version fixes these same problems
as well as problems with the Shared Site Column feature
and login dialog labels. |
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This fix can be downloaded independently, or as a
part of this updater. To download independently, go
to http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/downloads.html.
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| WebDAV Integration |
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Fixes a number
of issues with the current Dreamweaver integration with
WebDAV including problems with host headers, header case-sensitivity,
design note encoding, use of illegal characters in connection
data, port numbers, and unknown file sizes in the Site
window. For more in depth explanation of these fixes,
please see the TechNote: Troubleshooting
WebDAV Connections. |
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This fix can be downloaded independently, or as a
part of this updater. To download independently, go
to http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/downloads.html.
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| System requirements |
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| Windows |
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Macintosh
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| Intel Pentium Processor or
equivalent 166 + MHz |
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Power Macintosh |
| Windows 95/98/2000,
ME or NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5) |
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OS 8.6 or
OS 9.x |
| 32 MB of available RAM |
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32 MB of available RAM |
| 110 MB
of available disk space |
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135 MB
of available disk space |
| 256-color monitor capable
of 800x600 resolution |
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Color monitor capable of
800x600 resolution |
| Issues
for both Windows and Macintosh |
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The GIF-LZW capability described in the Extensibility
Manual is not included in Dreamweaver.
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The Using Dreamweaver
documentation (printed and PDF files) incorrectly uses
the name Package Manager to refer to the Extension Manager.
The help system uses the correct name: Extension Manager. |
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The Extending
Dreamweaver help system is missing the Data Translators
chapter. The chapter will be available for download soon
on the Dreamweaver
Support Center. The Extending Dreamweaver and UltraDev
book available on the Macromedia
Online Store will include this chapter. |
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Behaviors can
now be used in pages from Templates. These behaviors will
be preserved even if you later update the page to incorporate
changes in the original template. |
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Fireworks 4
single image attributes: The link and alt attributes assigned
to a single image in Dreamweaver do not show up in Fireworks,
but are retained. |
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For detailed
information on creating new button templates using Flash
and the Generator text object, see the article on the
Dreamweaver
Support Center. Also visit the Macromedia
Exchange to find additional downloadable Flash Buttons. |
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Flash Objects
in Dreamweaver do not automatically detect whether
a user has Flash installed in their browser. If you'd
like to do this kind of detection, please use the behaviors
in the JavaScript Integration Kit for Macromedia Flash
5, which is available on the Macromedia
Exchange. |
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Netscape 6:
Dreamweaver 4 does not fully support Netscape 6. For more
information see the Netscape
6 TechNote on the Dreamweaver Support Center. |
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New keyboard
shortcut changes: Some keyboard shortcuts have been changed
in Dreamweaver 4 to be consistent with other Macromedia
products. Dreamweaver 4 also ships with a set of Dreamweaver
3 keyboard shortcuts if you prefer to work with the same
set as Dreamweaver 3. |
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The Synchronize
feature may not work reliably with WebDAV integration
if the system time on the server is significantly different
than the system time on your computer. |
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To use the JavaScript Debugger you must have Java and
JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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The JavaScript Debugger in Dreamweaver will
work with the following browsers:
Windows: Internet Explorer 4.0+, Netscape 4.5+, excluding
Netscape 6
Macintosh: Netscape 4.5+, excluding Netscape 6
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| Windows-only
issues |
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You will not
be able to install Dreamweaver on an NT or Windows 2000
server unless you have admin privileges. Although there
is an error message that states this clearly, this is
a change from previous versions. |
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Debugger Security
warning on Windows ME often pops up behind the debugging
browser window and sometimes behind Dreamweaver windows
as well. To see the security warning, you can either minimize
all windows or click the security dialog in the taskbar
to bring it to the front. |
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Using the JavaScript
Debugger with Internet Explorer: Dreamweaver may
appear to freeze if you try to make a new folder or rename
a folder or file in Windows while the JavaScript Debugger
is open in Internet Explorer. Closing the browser window
should fix this. |
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Macintosh-only issues |
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BBEdit 6.01
fixes two bugs in the Dreamweaver-BBEdit integration.
BBEdit 6.01 demo version and the BBEdit 6.01 updater will
be on the Dreamweaver 4 Macintosh CD. Customers who have
already purchased BBEdit 6.0 should be aware of the free
updater that fixes the Dreamweaver integration. See the
BBEdit
6.01 release notes for more details or the BBEdit
Updates page to download the updater. |
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SourceSafe Integration on the Macintosh requires some
additional set up steps before you can get started.
Read Working
with SourceSafe on the Macintosh on the Dreamweaver
Support Center for detailed instructions on how to set
up Dreamweaver SourceSafe integration.
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Create Web Photo
Album on the Macintosh will not work if there are no open
Dreamweaver documents. |
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The Search button
in Using Dreamweaver or Extending Dreamweaver Help systems
may not work in Internet Explorer 4.5 on the Macintosh.
Upgrading to Apple
Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.2.3 will fix this
problem. |
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The Search button
in Using Dreamweaver or Extending Dreamweaver Help systems
may not work in Netscape 6 on some Macintosh systems.
To workaround this problem, set another browser as your
primary browser in Dreamweaver. |
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JavaScript Debugger will not work when TCP/IP
is set to PPP and you are not logged in.
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