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A presentation given to the Chicago Creative Coalition to illustrate how to build a web site via web standards with Dreamweaver.
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Dennis DeaconJan. 26, 2009
“…a set of standardized best practices for building web sites, and a philosophy of web design and development that includes those methods.”
— Wikipedia
HTML/XHTML for semantic markup of content
Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) for the presentation of content
JavaScript for functionality related to content
“…an objective and a practice to create documents with HTML that contain only the author's intended meaning, without any reference to how this meaning is presented or conveyed - the doctrine of separation of presentation and content. ”
—WikipediaSemantic = Communicates Meaning Examples
Tag Headings as Headings Tag a list of content as a list
Reduces file sizes, page load times & bandwidth
Easier to keep layout and look consistent across site
Easier & faster to redesign Reduces code, increases prominence of
content — good for search engines Aids in accessibility
In-line Effects only specific content applied to
Embedded/Internal Style Sheet Affects only the page it is embedded in
External Stores styles in external file which is
referenced by all pages Can be referenced by all pages on site;
most powerful method
Allows you to structure, group, tag select content for presentation and functional purposes DIVs
Can only be used once in any individual page Used for grouping sections of content
Classes Can be implemented on multiple elements on a
page Used for unique situations
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Adobe acquires
Macromedia
Macromedia purchases
Dreamweaver from Allaire
Systems
Features:•Live view•InContext Editing•Adobe Photoshop Smart Objects Support
Features:•Improved CSS support•Mobile Support•Ajax Support•XSLT Support
Features:•Defaults to XHTML•Improved integration with Flash and Fireworks•Improved CSS Support
Features:• Streamlined design and development interface•Modernized page layout and design environment•Powerful and open coding environment
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