RE: [WEB400] RE: Dreamweaver

["Eyers, Daniel" <daniel.eyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>> I assume that once I figure out templates I'll just replace
>>>> everything.  I can't think it will be that difficult.

more or less correct...  On our latest "web facing" project, I created a 
generic template, then copied it (and tweaked
it) for each subsection.  While not the "perfect" solution, I only need change 
a handful of templates to affect change
across the entire site (reducing potential for "manual mistakes" :-) ) .  We 
learned to keep as much code in the
template (outside editable regions) as possible.  Dreamweaver will not update 
content changes that are in editable
regions (even if they weren't changed)... Once I understood this behavior, I 
found templates a fairly roboust solution
for managing content.

Keeping it on topic, the 400 has no problem with any of the template tags that 
DW uses (they're all comments, anyway).
I have zero experience with Visual Studio so I can't compare the two products.  
I have used Front Page and found it
*very* limiting. Plus, in the usual Microsoft modus operandi, it will decide it 
knows what you want better than you do
and change (or even add) tags accordingly. DW (UltraDev 4) blows Front Page 
away.

YMMV (the lawyers said I had to write that :-) )

dan