Dreamweaver provides a visual, interactive interface for creating and positioning elements within layers. In addition, however, the author can specify anchor points for a layer, in effect telling older browsers where to place elements on the page. The current CSS-1 standard is nearly a year old now, and a number of authoring tool vendors now include some level of support in their products. Dreamweaver's CSS editor isn't drastically different, but it is exceptionally complete and well-integrated. Dreamweaver then presents a list of relevant CSS style attributes to apply to the tag.
Users can also refer to or import an external style sheet using the dialog.
The behaviors palette includes a number of common actions, including image swaps, popup boxes and sounds. Advanced users can add their own JavaScript routines to the list. Find out how. 2000 ZD Inc. All rights reserved.