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Originally posted by SpyderFCS@Jan 17 2004, 09:55 PMSteve, you want to give me a step by step on how i would do that...
Please
Stevie: Yeah, i agree, but was going for the simplets method here 
(plus I havent gotten around to fully learning the ins and outs or CSS layout yet lol)
Just make a small flash module and make it load the sounds, like on that site. its easy.
Oh and Dreamweaver, photoshop, fireworks, and flash are the best. (yes flash stevie)
Photoshop 7 (I hate CS [i degraded after about 2 weeks of CS])
Notepad
Dreamweaver MX 2004 (only if i feel lazy) <-- downside is the ammount of junk code created
Flash MX 2004
i use paint and notepad.... that's the best
to be serious:
Toshop 6.1 (cause the newest version are too heavy for nothing more than the 6.1)
Notepad or VisualC++ (very cool VC++ for text formating)
Google (just because if you don't have it... where would you go???)
DreamWaver, frontpage, homesite => sucks this is for toying and XXX websites!! 
i use photoshop 7, and dreamweaver mx 2004
Hey, you should have a little respect there, Kerin...
I've used everything from Macromedia since Dreamweaver 2, and I've seen nothing but improvements. I agree that Studio MX 2004 has almost nothing new compared to Studio MX, and it's heavier on the RAM, but you can't deny that Macromedia is the top leading company Worldwide on anything related to Web Design...
Photoshop CS and Dreamweaver MX 2004. They get the job done.
Photoshop CS and Dreamweaver MX 2004.
I've been doing this pro and semi-pro for *cringe* about 6 or 7 years. I've used everything from Notepad to Adobe Go Live. Dreamweaver is the best I've used so far. I also use EditPlus for when I have to dig through PHP or SQL code.
....oh and tables and iFrames are bad mmmkay?
I think it'd be interesting to see not only who uses what tools, but what their websites are
Im not gonna take some suggestion from someone that uses photoshop cs, dreamweaver, whatever if their websites look like the usual geocities site :cringe:
That's what the "Home" button is for.
Originally posted by Myuu.EXE@Feb 1 2004, 02:00 AM...I agree that Studio MX 2004 has almost nothing new compared to Studio MX, and it's heavier on the RAM...
Myuu.EXE:
Actually DWMX2004 includes a pretty significant batch of updates... Maybe they arent all new features, but they are important. The original DWMX was rushed and buggy and prone to crashes and errors. They have shured this up in the new version a bit (Although they do seem to have created some new problems as well)... They have also built in support at last for CSS layouts, and the relevant CSS pallette is a miracle of epic proportions in terms of workflow enhancement. The ability to validate page code accross multiple browsers automatically is a welcome inclusion for me, as is the secure FTP ability that has been added. They have added in a few smaller things as well which will appeal to those newer to design... Not as big an update as before, but the reliability issues were important.
I work on The Mockingird Society's website. The tools I use regularly on Windows are HTML-Kit (previously mentioned) or ObjectEdit (From Object Desktop) and IE's FTP functionality for a quick edit and upload. For Linux I use Bluefish (editing) and Nautilus (uploading).
More important to me than the programs are reference websites.
And for the record, I'm a coder, not a designer. But we don't have a designer, so I got stuck with both roles.
Gonna revise this post when I get home. But I've been putting a lot more hours in at work lately, which is where I am now. And I need to get back to work, but there are other great sites I have bookmarked at home like Glish (previously mentioned) and some other similar sites.
Originally posted by contrasutra@Feb 2 2004, 01:56 AMThat's what the "Home" button is for.
yeah, but not everyone has put a url into their profile so that 'home' appears :-/
I use Dreamweaver MX 04 and Photoshop CS generally.
Notepad is also very useful for CSS editing.
Illustrator CS and Freehand MXa is used for creating great web graphics.
I use Flash for creating interactivity beyond X/HTML.
DHTML menu creator programs (like Sothink's) are useful if you want to create fast java-based nav systems.
I agree with Stevie BM. Coders and designers alike have to think about SCAP. Learn it, live it just gotta love it. Btw, SCAP is short for Separate Content And Presentation. Enough said.
Web resources:
3. www.webstandards.org (WaSP)
10. www.php.net
Maximize your resources. Be inspired! 
Well I started out with Notepad, then FrontPage which I ditched, then Dreamweaver...graphics tools...Photoshop7(ImageReady), some Flash...though I'm still trying to get my head around action scripts...and a couple of 3D apps.
Nerdy nerd nerd or what!!??
Well...you did ask!
Personally, o0o The DEEJ o0o, I found that the whole Studio MX 2004 works really great, but during some specific tasks (such as even OPENING the application), you see how heavy the whole Studio MX 2004 has got.
Every single thing you've mentioned is a welcome feature, I enjoy those too, but the point is, do you think that's "fair" to even have to buy Studio MX 2004? They are mere updates, not even that, they are just "addons"...
I'm a Macromedia Fangirl, but I can still notice what's fair and what's not...
Originally posted by haiphong@Feb 1 2004, 07:40 PMI think it'd be interesting to see not only who uses what tools, but what their websites are
Im not gonna take some suggestion from someone that uses photoshop cs, dreamweaver, whatever if their websites look like the usual geocities site :cringe:
Heh, I don't think I'd be a professional/semi-professional web designer if I couldn't design.....
Originally posted by Myuu.EXE@Feb 9 2004, 11:33 PMI'm a Macromedia Fangirl, but I can still notice what's fair and what's not...
Such is the life of a software consumer. It's unfortunate, but it's the nature of the game. Macromedia, Adobe, Microsoft, Apple....the list goes on....they all do it.
caveat emptor.
I've posted in here before, but I thought a little clarification was necessary...
I write applications to let people create content for websites without knowing anything about the web (only for use internally to the company for whom I work).
@o0o The DEEJ o0o: This is why I was asking about your experience with CMS in some other thread...
Sites that the system I work on will be managing, as of about a month's time:
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.ie/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.fr/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.dk/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.nl/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.pt/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.es/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.it/
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.ch/
[Probably some more, but I got bored]
I was also one of the key members in the development of our corporate intranet,
@ Stevie:
Ahh... i see Have to say though that for simple content creation for users I am loving contribute right now... And end users seem to like using it... Which is always a bonus!
Cheers,
I'm using Macromedia Flash for animated websites (more fun than boring static ones - although a bit slow though )
My hommie: http://www.michaelaulia.com
It can be combined with XML, PHP and MySQL database at the end. Very useful tool!