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[r_schmeink]

I used to build my website with a very old program (don't laugh: AOLPress) that's not working with actual OS.

Now I like to rebuild/relaunch my site with Dreamweaver.

What I liked very much on AOLPress: I was able to klick through my website like a browser and edit it at the same time.

A click on  a link opened the linked page and I could continue editing.

Is there a chance to edit Dreameaver's options so that I can jump to another page (f.ex) doubleclicking the link?

Can I edit shortcuts?

The patch I found is rightclicking the link and then chose "open linked page" (?) in a second click.
This does not seem to work within frames: DW opens a new page.

And yes: I will get rid of frames asap, but my first step will be learn more about handling DW.
So I have to handle my old framed-site for a while with Dreamweaver.

[Nancy OShea]

Preview your site in a real browser by right-clicking the open document Tab (or any HTML file in your Files Panel).  Select Open in Browser.   This is not the same as Real-Time Preview which is little dicey for some things. 

Frames are horrible for many reasons.  Getting rid of Frames should be your top priority as they are not web & mobile friendly. 

Nancy

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r.schmeink  wrote

on AOLPress: I was able to klick through my website like a browser and edit it at the same time.

A click on  a link opened the linked page and I could continue editing.

DW does not work that way.  In Live View, you can Ctrl+Click on links to other pages to ensure the links work but you cannot edit the 2nd page because technically you're still in the main document.  To edit files, you must first open them from your local Files Panel (F8) - see screenshot.

Nancy

[r_schmeink]

To the developers: why not add "open to edit" in a link's right-click-menu?

My whish to edit an existing page (with frames) may not be professional,

but this definitely is my most important problem now.

(I updatet it dayly till MS shut down a feature I payd for.)

Too poor an actual program can't do what freeware from 1995 does.

Am 10.08.2017 um 00:54 schrieb Nancy OShea:

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[Nancy OShea]

You're using a last century approach to web design that's obsolete and no longer supported by modern code or tools.  The W3C saw fit to remove Frames from the  HTML5 web standards because Frames pose major  usability problems for people.   And MS discontinued FrontPage in 2003.  This is 2017.

The current DW CC does not support Frames.  And it never will.

Nancy

[r_schmeink]

My software is even from the last millenium, Nancy, nevertheless frames

are definitely outdated for less than 3 years now (HTML 5 was published

oct. 2014).

But:

1. We agree about frames. Yes. I'm late to get rid of them. I know WHY

and I once WILL get rid of them. Sorry, some of my posts may look like

frames where the issue. It' s only part of the issue: (Where) can I find

loved features from a 1997 software in actual DW?

2. We might talk about different issues: The problem - as described in

my original post - is: I'd like to klick through my website like a

browser and edit it at the same time. A click on a link (should open)

the linked page (to) continue editing. (Part of the problem: I will have

to edit a website in frames for a transitional period while working on

the frameless relaunch)

DW can't help, your explanation: "it works not that way". I understand.

Please allow my personal assessment: I still think it is not the worst

for an actual (2017) program to open editable linked pages.

DW does open connected/included pages like .css or .php even automatically.

3. We do have a misunderstanding about Microsoft.

I'm talking about a recently removed feature in Win7pro known as

"XP-Mode". I bought this OS as (more expensive) professional edition

three years ago just because of this feature. A couple of weeks ago

suddenly XP-Mode stopped working. According to my dealer MS removed it

irretrievably using Window's update-function.

I never used nor mentioned MS Frontpage.

4. My problem is solved meanwhile: I found software (freeware!) that has

the wanted feature included. I will now go on editing my page with this

until my skills on DW and responsive design are good enough to relaunch

the whole site without frames. I'm working on it. And therefor I'm

actually using a simple source-code-editor. Source code editing is

indeed not the way for a dayly update.

Finally: I was looking for help, which is not there, I understand.

But "buy an iPhone" is just as little a solution for a beginner's

android problem as "get rid of frames" helps handling these.

I have no desire to further justify my problem.

Ralf

Am 11.08.2017 um 21:27 schrieb Nancy OShea:

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