| | |  | Computer Security | Home » » Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver 8 | | | | | | | Description: | | Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website with Dreamweaver 8 is written for any user of Dreamweaver who wants to create standards compliant, usable and fully accessible websites. By applying Web Standards and best-practices, readers will learn to create fast-loading, easy-to-maintain and cross-browser compatible Websites. This book focuses on using XHTML & semantic markup, CSS Layouts, and accessibility guidelines to show users how to make the most of Dreamweaver 8.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rachel Andrew | | Paperback:
| 368 pages | | Publisher:
| SitePoint | | Publication Date:
| October 05, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0975240234 | | Product Length:
| 8.98 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.02 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.78 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.29 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.82 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.01 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.87 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.32 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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16 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Using Standards Instead of HacksJan 30, 2006
By M. K. Oeding
It's refreshing to construct a site using Dreamweaver and standards as they are, without an equal amount of hacks and tricks to kludge the site into cross browser compatibility. Rachel Andrew's straightforward and step by step guide shows how to do it right and in the right order.
Rachel spends about the first third of the book getting me up to speed on Web Standards and XHTML, and rightly so. This part of the book gives me the "whys" behind my choices of foundational coding including "strict" or "transitional" and "ems" or "points". It is one of the clearest and easiest to read treatment of Standards, Accessibility, and XHTML that I've ever seen.
The project site for the tutorial is straightforward and easy to use. It included common elements like header, navigation, and main content area so the concepts are easy to apply right away to my real world projects.
I enjoyed following Rachel's suggested workflow. Create a semantic document that includes all the features my site will need. Then organize it into content blocks that make sense. Then position them. My workflow routine has been the other way 'round: make the structure, then plug in the content. It seems like a content to design workflow will help avoid distracting elements that could be unnecessary.
Expert css coders may find this book too basic, but it's a must have for css or Dreamweaver 8 beginners and those transitioning from using tables for layouts. This book helped me get my ducks in a row and my priorities straight.
Rachel is not totally reliant on Dreamweaver 8 as a stand-alone to get my job done. When a third party application makes sense, she has no qualms about integrating it the right way. Even though she does not take me all the way through making a working form, she got me a lot further than other tutorial books. She even directed me to samples of Perl/CGI, ASP, and PHP scripts that come with directions on how to implement them on my own server. Offering specific resources for further study is a great way to soften the blow of "...is outside the scope of this book."
The chapter on alternate style sheets is a keeper also. She got me to think through the different user needs as well as media types and create specific css documents to address them.
Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website is a tutorial book that got me engaged enough to stop and think about web design from several different levels: workflow, coding, use of third party applications, and scripts. It did a great job of educating me for confident use of css and Dreamweaver 8.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 THE DREAMWEAVER CODEFeb 24, 2006
By John R. Vacca
"Tech Write Independent Reviewer"
Are you a Dreamweaver novice or a more experienced user? If you are, then this book is for you! Author Rachel Andrew, has written an outstanding book that will help you expand your knowledge and learn how to use Dreamweaver 8 to create sites that are accessible, standards compliant, and use CSS for layout.
Andrew, begins by taking a look at Web standards: what they are, why they're important, and who they're designed to help. Then, she shows you how to develop your site--thinking specifically about the layout and the structure of the site, and setting up your tools so you're ready to get started. The author continues by discussing XHTML, clarifying how it differs from HTML, and how you can work with it in Dreamweaver 8. In addition, she walks you through the process of using Dreamweaver 8 to create a document that validates as XHTML. The author also explores Dreamweaver 8's Cascading Style Sheets tools. Then, the author shows you how to use Dreamweaver 8's powerful CSS tools to create a style sheet for your document. Next, she provides some more information on the use of tools to help you create accessible Websites, discusses the process of validating documents for accessibility, and considers the ways in which users' differing needs can be met through good design. Next, the author shows you how to create a page design that you can use as a template for any internal pages that are developed for the project. Then, she briefly describes how to create a form using a variety of the accessibility features that Dreamweaver 8 offers. Finally, she looks at the ways in which you can utilize the power of CSS to provide visitors a variety of alternate style sheets with which to use the site.
After reading this excellent book, you'll learn how to use Dreamweaver 8 the right way. In other words, this book will help you do all of this without compromising accessibility or standards compliance.
10 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Focus on accessibilityNov 01, 2005
By Brett Merkey
I like to grab a book like this when a new version of Dreamweaver comes out to keep up with the tool -- although most of my coding is done with a very old but highly customized version of Homesite. Dreamweaver always comes in handy tossing out a wireframe or dealing with legacy table code.
This book has an interesting focus: using Dreamweaver to create a working site that can meet certain levels of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Rachel Andrew does that well. In addition, she sets out to make a site that is visually appealing with the conventional glitter that most of us have come to expect. She does that well too. The fact that it is the same site is the cool part.
Beginners at this accessibility thing (as most of us are) will appreciate Chapter 7. Andrew clarifies the differences of the conforming WCAG guidelines and details corresponding settings in the tool. She makes it easy to get moving in the right direction.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great learning resource...Oct 12, 2005
By Chris Smith
This book does an excellent job of explaining web standards & accessibility, why they are important and how to apply them using Dreamweaver 8.
The author did a fantastic job in clearly explaining concepts, and going step-by-step through the process of building a fully functional Website in Dreamweaver 8 with a focus on CSS Layouts.
Along the way, I picked up many excellent ideas on how to improve workflow and maximize productivity in Dreamweaver 8.
Overall, a very useful & practical read.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Pretty good referenceOct 09, 2008
By Paul R. Lanhart
"konaboy"
If you're relatively new to web standards and Dreamweaver this is a pretty good place to start. I think the book is well written and has good examples. It does a good job of explaining the standards and how to implement them. For me, it was a bit light and a lot of it was review but I have quite a bit of experience. For the less experienced I think it's a good buy. Of course, at the time of my review this book is outdated if you're using Dreamweaver CS3 or later.
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