Macromedia recently released Macromedia Flash MX Data Connection Kit, a Macromedia Flash MX add-on designed to simplify building rich data front ends in Macromedia Flash. To introduce you to the new Data Connection Kit, and to jump-start using this new tool, I wrote an artile...
I've been putting it off for, well, forever it seems. But, here it is, my blog is now online. Hopefully I'll be making regular postings, and at some point in the not so distant future I'll merge my "CF Tip-of-the-Day" into the blog. Thanks to Ray Camden for the blog code, if you want a copy of...
Here's another tip to improve Dreamweaver load time. In Preferences select the File Types / Editors screen and add .cfm and .cfc to the Open in Code View list. You'll lose support for design view and the Insert bar, but the load speed will be much faster. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
When the Dreamweaver Application window is open (particularly with the Databases or Component tab selected) Dreamweaver will keep refreshing window content. This can have a real impact on Dreamweaver performance, and so it is best to keep the Application window closed when it is not being used....
If you add your own tag libraries to Dreamweaver MX you will need to restart Dreamweaver for the changes to take effect. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Converting your HTML to XHTML? Dreamweaver can help. Simply open the file to be converted, and then select File, Convert, XHTML. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Need to jump to a specific line of code (perhaps to find a ColdFusion error)? Click Ctrl-G and type in the line number. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Suffering from a sluggish Dreamweaver? One quick tip is to turn off "Refresh Local File List Automatically" and "Refresh Remote File List Automatically" in the Site settings. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
If you ever have to show code on a projected screen you've probably discovered that the default code size is too small to be readable. The solution? Go to Preferences, Fonts, and increase the size of the Code View font. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Need to quickly flag a block of text as a heading? Keys Ctrl-1 though Ctrl-6 will insert through tags for you. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)