Adobe Dreamweaver is a widely-used web development tool aimed at inexperienced and experienced users alike. It allows developers to work visually and behind the scenes, it uses standard web technologies such as HTML CSS and JavaScript. Web pages can be introduced into a Dreamweaver site at any time without the danger of the program modifying your code. In the same way, pages that you create in Dreamweaver can be taken out of the Dreamweaver environment and used elsewhere.[V:1]
The program does not rely on its own custom solutions which will only work in the Dreamweaver environment. Although Dreamweaver is not necessarily the best software tool for creating all types of website, it is not an environment which one easily outgrows. It is suitable for creating both static content consisting of client-side pages as well as more sophisticated dynamic content including server side pages. In other words, it is suitable for developing the type of content found on the majority of websites. So, let us examine this content in more detail.
Most web sites are hosted on web servers run by specialist hosting companies. A large website may have a dedicated server or even servers, whereas most typical websites will be sharing space on a server with other sites. Visitors to a website are sometimes called clients.
Clients access the content on web servers using a variety of operating systems and a variety of browsers. They usually find this content either by clicking on search engine and other links or by simply typing a URL into the address bar of their browser.
The content that clients access on websites can be divided into two main categories: client-side and server-side. The term client-side refers to web content which is compatible with the user's browser, material which the browser software can actually open, display or execute (in the case of scripts).
The main component of client-side content is HTML, or as it's known in its current incarnation, XHTML; a stricter and more consistent version of the original HTML specification. HTML is a simple markup language which is used to describe the content of web pages for the benefit of the client's browser. Then we also have CSS and JavaScript.
CSS pages contain information relating to the layout and presentation of web content. JavaScript is a scripting language which can be used to add interactivity to web pages. For example, when someone is filling out a form on a website and information entered into a field is inappropriate, JavaScript can be used to notify the user that the content must be changed.
All modern web browsers are fully capable of understanding XHTML, CSS and JavaScript content. With the addition of extra software known as plug-ins, other technologies can be added to web pages. Two of the most popular are Flash and Adobe Acrobat PDF files. All of this content then is fully compatible with the client's browser; hence the term client-side content. - 16928
The program does not rely on its own custom solutions which will only work in the Dreamweaver environment. Although Dreamweaver is not necessarily the best software tool for creating all types of website, it is not an environment which one easily outgrows. It is suitable for creating both static content consisting of client-side pages as well as more sophisticated dynamic content including server side pages. In other words, it is suitable for developing the type of content found on the majority of websites. So, let us examine this content in more detail.
Most web sites are hosted on web servers run by specialist hosting companies. A large website may have a dedicated server or even servers, whereas most typical websites will be sharing space on a server with other sites. Visitors to a website are sometimes called clients.
Clients access the content on web servers using a variety of operating systems and a variety of browsers. They usually find this content either by clicking on search engine and other links or by simply typing a URL into the address bar of their browser.
The content that clients access on websites can be divided into two main categories: client-side and server-side. The term client-side refers to web content which is compatible with the user's browser, material which the browser software can actually open, display or execute (in the case of scripts).
The main component of client-side content is HTML, or as it's known in its current incarnation, XHTML; a stricter and more consistent version of the original HTML specification. HTML is a simple markup language which is used to describe the content of web pages for the benefit of the client's browser. Then we also have CSS and JavaScript.
CSS pages contain information relating to the layout and presentation of web content. JavaScript is a scripting language which can be used to add interactivity to web pages. For example, when someone is filling out a form on a website and information entered into a field is inappropriate, JavaScript can be used to notify the user that the content must be changed.
All modern web browsers are fully capable of understanding XHTML, CSS and JavaScript content. With the addition of extra software known as plug-ins, other technologies can be added to web pages. Two of the most popular are Flash and Adobe Acrobat PDF files. All of this content then is fully compatible with the client's browser; hence the term client-side content. - 16928
About the Author:
The author is a training consultant with Macresource Computer Solutions, an independent computer training company offering Adobe Dreamweaver Classes in London and throughout the UK.
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