Comments for Musings of a code slave http://foundationphp.com/blog Tue, 15 May 2012 13:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Customizing a Spry Menu Bar by David Powers http://foundationphp.com/blog/2009/09/20/customizing-a-spry-menu-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-18313 David Powers Tue, 15 May 2012 13:16:10 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=104#comment-18313 The best way to get help with a design problem is to upload the problem page to a public website. Then post a request for help in the <a href="http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver/dreamweaver_general" rel="nofollow">Dreamweaver General Discussion forum</a>. Include the URL of the problem page in your request. It's only by examining your code that anyone can give advice on how to fix it. The best way to get help with a design problem is to upload the problem page to a public website. Then post a request for help in the Dreamweaver General Discussion forum. Include the URL of the problem page in your request. It’s only by examining your code that anyone can give advice on how to fix it.

]]> Comment on Customizing a Spry Menu Bar by Kelsey J http://foundationphp.com/blog/2009/09/20/customizing-a-spry-menu-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-18312 Kelsey J Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24:29 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=104#comment-18312 Uhm;; So I decided to use the Spry Menu Bar for my Web-Design project at school, but when I insert the Menu Bar, it only shows one block. I've used it before when I first created it and I set it to have 4 menu drop downs. Inside Dreamweaver it only shows 1 menu block, but when I preview it, it shows the full Drop Down Menu (which I want). I turn it into my teachers file, it shows only that 1 menu block not the full thing D: .. Sorry, I'm not great at explaining well. Is there anyway to fix this? Uhm;; So I decided to use the Spry Menu Bar for my Web-Design project at school, but when I insert the Menu Bar, it only shows one block. I’ve used it before when I first created it and I set it to have 4 menu drop downs. Inside Dreamweaver it only shows 1 menu block, but when I preview it, it shows the full Drop Down Menu (which I want). I turn it into my teachers file, it shows only that 1 menu block not the full thing D: .. Sorry, I’m not great at explaining well. Is there anyway to fix this?

]]> Comment on My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6 by David Powers http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/04/23/my-verdict-on-dreamweaver-cs6/comment-page-1/#comment-18311 David Powers Tue, 15 May 2012 08:43:34 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=327#comment-18311 Thanks, Keith. I don't have any plans for more videos just at the moment, as I'm tied up on another project for the next few months. But I hope to get round to doing some more later in the year. As for collapsing PHP classes and functions in Dreamweaver, I'm afraid it's not possible. I think it has been requested, but the emphasis in the past two releases has been on CSS improvements. I agree that the ability to collapse code would be helpful, though. Thanks, Keith. I don’t have any plans for more videos just at the moment, as I’m tied up on another project for the next few months. But I hope to get round to doing some more later in the year.

As for collapsing PHP classes and functions in Dreamweaver, I’m afraid it’s not possible. I think it has been requested, but the emphasis in the past two releases has been on CSS improvements. I agree that the ability to collapse code would be helpful, though.

]]> Comment on My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6 by Keith http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/04/23/my-verdict-on-dreamweaver-cs6/comment-page-1/#comment-18310 Keith Mon, 14 May 2012 22:36:08 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=327#comment-18310 Thanks David for the information. I pretty much have bought all your books and rate them all A+. I going to do the video2brain now. I'm always referencing back to your PHP Solutions book. My personal request would be to see more intermediate to advance PHP/MySQL videos. On another note for Dreamweaver/PHP IDE, I have yet figure out how to collapse a PHP class or function. I see how to collapse HTML tags, but not for PHP?!? Thanks David for the information. I pretty much have bought all your books and rate them all A+. I going to do the video2brain now. I’m always referencing back to your PHP Solutions book. My personal request would be to see more intermediate to advance PHP/MySQL videos.

On another note for Dreamweaver/PHP IDE, I have yet figure out how to collapse a PHP class or function. I see how to collapse HTML tags, but not for PHP?!?

]]> Comment on My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6 by David Powers http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/04/23/my-verdict-on-dreamweaver-cs6/comment-page-1/#comment-18309 David Powers Mon, 14 May 2012 21:54:48 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=327#comment-18309 The built-in server behaviors have not changed now for several versions, and it's my personal opinion that they're unlikely to do so. You can get a fairly good indication of why I think so from the fact the last version of "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver with CSS, Ajax, and PHP" was for CS4. There are no plans for a CS6 version. In fact, the "Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: Training from the Source" book that I wrote devoted only one chapter to the Dreamweaver server behaviors. What's more, that book was published by Adobe Press. If Adobe Press has given up on server behaviors, so should you. That's not to say that Dreamweaver is a bad choice for PHP. The PHP features added in CS5 are excellent, but they require the user to have a reasonable understanding of hand-coding with PHP or of working with a third-party framework. The built-in server behaviors have not changed now for several versions, and it’s my personal opinion that they’re unlikely to do so. You can get a fairly good indication of why I think so from the fact the last version of “The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver with CSS, Ajax, and PHP” was for CS4. There are no plans for a CS6 version. In fact, the “Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: Training from the Source” book that I wrote devoted only one chapter to the Dreamweaver server behaviors. What’s more, that book was published by Adobe Press. If Adobe Press has given up on server behaviors, so should you.

That’s not to say that Dreamweaver is a bad choice for PHP. The PHP features added in CS5 are excellent, but they require the user to have a reasonable understanding of hand-coding with PHP or of working with a third-party framework.

]]> Comment on My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6 by Keith http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/04/23/my-verdict-on-dreamweaver-cs6/comment-page-1/#comment-18308 Keith Mon, 14 May 2012 20:55:00 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=327#comment-18308 David, does Dreamweaver CS6 now support mysqli or PDO or does it still use the old mysql when using the built in database functions? Also you coming out with Essential guide CS6, CSS, Ajax, and PHP book update? David, does Dreamweaver CS6 now support mysqli or PDO or does it still use the old mysql when using the built in database functions?

Also you coming out with Essential guide CS6, CSS, Ajax, and PHP book update?

]]> Comment on My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6 by Andoyo http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/04/23/my-verdict-on-dreamweaver-cs6/comment-page-1/#comment-18305 Andoyo Fri, 11 May 2012 02:14:42 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=327#comment-18305 I am downloading it now. I hope there is a big improvement for this software. Thanks to David for good or bad about Dreamweaver CS6. I am downloading it now. I hope there is a big improvement for this software. Thanks to David for good or bad about Dreamweaver CS6.

]]> Comment on My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6 by David Powers http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/04/23/my-verdict-on-dreamweaver-cs6/comment-page-1/#comment-18301 David Powers Wed, 09 May 2012 12:46:26 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=327#comment-18301 Step 4 of that tutorial tells you to create a folder called "styles" in your site root, and to save the style sheet there. The method of creating a new folder depends on your operating system, but it's the same for any program. It's not a feature that's exclusive to Dreamweaver. That's why there's no screen shot. By the way, the appropriate place to get help with Dreamweaver tutorials on the Adobe website is in the <a href="http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver/dreamweaver_general" rel="nofollow">Dreamweaver General Discussion forum</a>. Although I try to help readers whenever I can, I'm not always available. Moreover, hijacking a comment thread with an unrelated question disrupts a discussion that others might be following. Step 4 of that tutorial tells you to create a folder called “styles” in your site root, and to save the style sheet there. The method of creating a new folder depends on your operating system, but it’s the same for any program. It’s not a feature that’s exclusive to Dreamweaver. That’s why there’s no screen shot.

By the way, the appropriate place to get help with Dreamweaver tutorials on the Adobe website is in the Dreamweaver General Discussion forum. Although I try to help readers whenever I can, I’m not always available. Moreover, hijacking a comment thread with an unrelated question disrupts a discussion that others might be following.

]]> Comment on Learn PHP basics by video by David Powers http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/02/21/learn-php-basics-by-video/comment-page-1/#comment-18300 David Powers Wed, 09 May 2012 12:20:35 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=307#comment-18300 The friendsofed.com website closed down some time ago. The files are available from <a href="http://www.apress.com/open-source/php/9781430232490" rel="nofollow">the book's page on the merged Apress website</a>. By the way, this information is available on the PHP Solutions page on this website. I'll see if I can get it added to the page on Amazon as well. I suggest that you also take a look at <a href="http://foundationphp.com/phpsolutions/errata_2e.php" rel="nofollow">the corrections and updates page</a>. The friendsofed.com website closed down some time ago. The files are available from the book’s page on the merged Apress website.

By the way, this information is available on the PHP Solutions page on this website. I’ll see if I can get it added to the page on Amazon as well. I suggest that you also take a look at the corrections and updates page.

]]> Comment on Learn PHP basics by video by JAKE http://foundationphp.com/blog/2012/02/21/learn-php-basics-by-video/comment-page-1/#comment-18299 JAKE Wed, 09 May 2012 01:57:37 +0000 http://foundationphp.com/blog/?p=307#comment-18299 Just bought you PHP Solutions book from Amazon. I tried to access the friendsofed.com site to download the tutorials an scripts but the site asks for a user name and password. Is this intentional? Not sure how to get the example files now that I can't access the site. Just bought you PHP Solutions book from Amazon. I tried to access the friendsofed.com site to download the tutorials an scripts but the site asks for a user name and password.

Is this intentional? Not sure how to get the example files now that I can’t access the site.

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