CSS Version compaibility with Dreamweaver 8.0

[terriwharff]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me if Dreamweaver 8.0 supports CSS Version 2.1? We can not find a reference to the specific CSS version that is supported in the Documentation. Thank you.

[Newsgroup_User]

terriwharff wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if Dreamweaver 8.0 supports CSS Version 2.1?

It depends what you mean by "support". Dreamweaver has code hints for
CSS 2.1 and it displays a high proportion of CSS 2.1 accurately in
Design view. However, although its rendering of CSS is very good, it's
no substitute for checking in a real browser.

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David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

[terriwharff]

Thank you. I was wondering about the code hints and how it renders in Design view. On the FAQ page for Dreamweaver 8.0, it says that it supports CSS versions 1 and 2. But we're specifically looking to buy a product that supports 2.1. Short of looking for specific differences between the two versions, I was wondering if someone more familiar with the product might know.

[Newsgroup_User]

Since browser support itself for 2.1 is patchy and not comprehensive (see
http://www.webdevout.net/browser-support-css), are there any particular
areas of CSS2.1 you're targetting?

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Regards

John Waller

[Newsgroup_User]

terriwharff wrote:
> Thank you. I was wondering about the code hints and how it renders in Design
> view. On the FAQ page for Dreamweaver 8.0, it says that it supports CSS
> versions 1 and 2. But we're specifically looking to buy a product that
> supports 2.1.

Perhaps you're not aware of the fact that CSS 2.1 is still only a
"working draft". It's not yet the official W3C recommendation:

http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/

It's also worth considering that CSS 2.1 removes certain properties from
the CSS 2.0 recommendation for the simple reason that they're not
supported sufficiently by browsers.

--
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/