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dreamweaver, blogs and css

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  • 31-01-2005 7:17pm
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    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'm currently trying to edit the template for my blog into something to match the rest of the site I'm working on, I know that Dreamweaver MX can do some CSS, but I'm not sure if I'd be able to make a blog template for it, can anyone help me?

    I've been trying to teach myself proper CSS and it's going nowhere, I'm hoping there's an easier way around this, given that I don't want to do anything major.

    flogen


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    JustHalf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭JustHalf


    Unfortunately, there's no WYSIWYG CSS editor available. I think you're better of coding the CSS by hand - I think it's the best way of doing things.

    If you're having trouble learning, say what problems you're having and we can try to help you out.


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    maxheadroom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭maxheadroom


    flogen wrote:
    I'm currently trying to edit the template for my blog into something to match the rest of the site I'm working on, I know that Dreamweaver MX can do some CSS, but I'm not sure if I'd be able to make a blog template for it, can anyone help me?

    I've been trying to teach myself proper CSS and it's going nowhere, I'm hoping there's an easier way around this, given that I don't want to do anything major.

    flogen

    I find topstyle is a really handy CSS editor. You still have to code by hand but it helps you out along the way.


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    Shrimp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,645 ✭✭✭Shrimp


    This might just help you. I dont know, maybe??

    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction
    2. Setting Up the Environment
    3. Planning the Application
    4. Defining the Site
    5. Building the Database
    6. Creating the Dreamweaver Template
    7. Creating the Navigation Menu
    8. Creating the Blog Home Page
    9. Creating the Article List
    10. Displaying an Article
    11. Posting an Article in the Blog
    12. Applying CSS to Your Blog


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    daveirl
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    dangerman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭dangerman


    by hand is the best way to go I'd say as well.

    At first it's all trial and error, but after you try a few times you'll get the hang of it.

    Try and analyse other css templates - are you using a cms for your blog? ie. wordpress, mt etc.? Cause you can grab pre-made css templates from them, analyse how they work and then hack/edit/rebuild it as you see fit.

    http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp is a great resource.


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    JustHalf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭JustHalf


    daveirl wrote:
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    Not quite what I was talking about.


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    dahamsta
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    JustHalf wrote:
    Not quite what I was talking about.
    Out of curiousity, what were you talking about? It's a CSS editor and it's WYSIWYG. I'm confused.


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    Shrimp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,645 ✭✭✭Shrimp


    Any of them any use Flogen?


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    JustHalf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭JustHalf


    dahamsta wrote:
    Out of curiousity, what were you talking about? It's a CSS editor and it's WYSIWYG. I'm confused.
    I'm talking about something that allows you to design your website visually, and bangs out some decent XHTML and CSS. Nothing exists to do this (Dreamweaver is the best, but it's still pretty poor).

    Dave Shea mentions it here:
    http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2003/04/22/visual_desig/


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Justhalf (and I guess Flogen too :p), what about Nvu from Linspire *shudders*

    Its built on Gecko, so its completely standards compliant. Not tried it myself, but I hear its very good.


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    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    just put together a linux users group site using nvu and the gimp, nvu has all the functionality of frontpage but however it did have a css editor which wasn't to hard to use, any way nvu linky


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    #13
    Figment
    Registered Users Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Figment


    flogen, which blogging software are you using?


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    #14
    Shrimp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,645 ✭✭✭Shrimp


    Floggen doesn't seem to be returning, I think flogen wants to make one in dreamweaver?


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