Please bring back Dreamweaver 2015

[sillefie]

I will not add to all the issues 2017 is having.

Apart from that, almost all so called improvements are annoying and inefficient.

I am wasting so much time scripting since I upgraded...it's unthinkable.

Just please, stop debugging and trying to resolve issues and just bring back 2015.

Pretty please.

[Jon Fritz]

CC2015 hasn't gone anywhere.

If you are a CC subscriber, it's available for you to download and install in the CC Desktop app (along with CS6 Cloud, CC, and CC2014)...

How to Find and Install Previous Version of Adobe Apps in CC 2015 | Adobe Customer Care Team

EDIT: When installing future versions via the CC Desktop App, be sure to click the Advanced Options link on the bottom of the installation dialogue window so you can turn off "Remove Older Versions". You can actually have all 5 CC versions installed on the same machine at once, they just won't run at the same time.

[sillefie]

I know it is still there...but will it be there forever or will you guys just build further on dreamweaver 2017?

I just wanted my voice to be heard: as a websdesigner who needs this program 10 hours a day, the new version is nerve-racking.

All new stuff and functions such as the advanced auto-coding in php (which wont go away until you hit esc!), the auto jumping-code-a-tab-further when pushing return button, the live preview that automatically changes when you change screens in dreamweaver, the restyling of code colors and no options to change it, the fact that you no longer can start a search and replace if you haven't opened a document yet...really, I can go on with this list...

All these things are no improvement at all for a professional. If anything, they just slow you down.

And it would be very sad if this would be the base for further updates. That's all.

[Jon Fritz]

"you guys"

I'm not an Adobe employee, just a software user, like you. Adobe employees aren't on the forums much. They have an Adobe logo badge by their names and avatars.

CS6 is still there, so I'm guessing they're going to leave CC2015 in for a good long time, if not indefinitely. They no longer update the old versions. They're offered "as-is" so CC2015 won't be updated any further, unless they find a major security bug or something like that.

I agree, the F&R tool changes are pretty poorly thought out and need to be changed back, if possible.

CC2017 was a major shift from the old DW. Really the first version not totally built on Macromedia's bones. They completely removed the old code interface and replaced it with a watered down version of Brackets. Hopefully in the next update, they take away the "watered down" part of that and allow us some personal preferences that don't require hacking away at program files.

Coding will take a little getting used to, but I'm not running into anything that's totally show-stopping anymore, since the 2017.0.1 patch fixed some of the major defects. It's requiring some changes to my workflow, but that can be said about any major program change across any I use.

I still have CC2015 installed if I run into anything that really grinds the clutch.

[sillefie]

Ow, my bad! I thought this was followed up by Adobe developpers...

I had a hunch it wasn't on Macromedia's original coding anymore and it obviously is becoming more a software program developped for beginners. But don't they have Muse for that?

Anyways, thanks for the info. I'll definetly put in a few feature requests.

[Nancy OShea]

it obviously is becoming more a software program developed for beginners. But don't they have Muse for that?

Muse is aimed at non-coders.   And if you must add custom code in Muse, it's a pain in the neck to get to. 

DW gives you full code editing.  I agree that this 2017 version -- even with the patch takes getting used to.

I had a moment earlier today where I could not copy & paste working JavaScript code into another document.   I finally had to use my plain text editor.  I've never encountered that problem before in any version of DW.  So it still has some quirks that need to be fine tuned.

Nancy