CSS Dynamic Updating?

[Bentley22]

I've coded a CSS document by hand, and now I have to import it into Dreamweaver. I'm also learning dreamweaver at the same time, so this may be a newb question. After I import the CSS, and apply the styles, the text and such in the editor window is still in default view. If I go to preview in browser, it looks fine, however I was wondering if there is a way to show the changes the CSS document will make to the content in the editor window? I have to make this simple enough for my boss to use, so if this is a feature I could turn on, it would help a lot. Thanks.

 

[EugenePaliev]

Hello Bentley22!

You have to link to .css file you created.

1) open CSS Styles window (Window > CSS Styles);

2) link to .css file (click samll button Attach Style Sheet at the bottom of the CSS Styles window > browse to file > OK).


That's it. Now you have CSS styles attached to your HTML page. Don't forget about these:

1) you must attach .css file to all HTML files in which you want it to use;

2) to apply some style you firstly need to select object to which this style will be applied - click inside the object > at the left bottom corner select tag responsible for this object (if you want to apply some style to a link, click inside the link and select <a> at the left botom corner > click on desired style in the CSS Styles window);

3) CSS Styles window shows only custom styles and doesn't show styles that redefine HTML tags (like A, P, Hn, etc.)

Good Luck!

 

[Bentley22]

Yes, I've done all that, and it works fine, but I was looking for a way that would display the formatting to the text while in the editor window. This way I could get a better sense of layout, without having to hit F12 all the time.

 

[EugenePaliev]

Some styles can't be displayed in DW. But most styles espesially for text formating work in DW fine.

 

[Bentley22]

Harumph. All I get is the standard Times New Roman 12pt display of txt, and hyperlinks underlined in blue. No formatting is apparent until I check it in the browser.

 

[EugenePaliev]

DW will for sure display text using Times New Roman 12pt, but probably won't blue underline. If you don't see changes with Times New Roman 12pt - it's probably your default font and size are Times New Roman 12pt and there is nothing to change.

One more thing - I don't recommend to use absolute font size (12pt). User may want to change font size in browser and in your case he/she won't be able to do it. Don't forget there are a lot of people with vision dificulties. I would use % instead of pt or px - Times New Roman 100%