Dreamweaver MX / Fireworks MX Savvy [With CDROM]

by Christian Crumlish

"This [Dreamweaver MX/Fireworks MX Savvy] is the second book in the new Savvy series from Sybex that I have reviewed, and I must say that the Savvy series has impressed me mightily so far." --Computer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782141110
• ISBN13: 9780782141115
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 665 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive Guide to Fireworks and Dreamweaver

This book takes you on a journey from basic information to advanced concepts. Regardless of your experience with Dreamweaver and Fireworks, you're sure to learn something new.The chronological organization covers both programs in a logical manner for beginners that are starting with an idea and working their way to a final website. For the more advanced readers there are numerous indexes so that the desired information is easily found. Something all readers will find especially useful is the seven-page appendix of Windows and Mac Keyboard Shortcuts.This book is great for anyone interested in mastering Dreamweaver and seamlessly integrating Fireworks for more efficient web design.

Excellent informative book

Dreamweaver MX and Fireworks MX SavvyBy Christian Crumlish, with Joyce J Evans, Lucinda Dykes, Heather Williamson, Greg Holden, Guy Rish, Michelle Davis, Rita Lewis, and Rick Tracewell. Overview.I found this book to be very informative and readable. The use of a mixture of experts to contribute to a book is not new, but having as many as this is unusual. There is no overt clash of authors as you read through, and as Dreamweaver is such a deep program, it seems best to have experts in different fields contribute what they do best.The first thing that stood out about the book is the fact that it features two separate programs in the title. As you work through the book, the reasoning becomes apparent. The book is laid out logically, starting, as you would, with page layout and setting up, and using templates, and getting all the pieces together.At this stage, you leave Dreamweaver and go straight into using Fireworks. This is a logical progression, albeit an unusual concept. Fireworks fits seamlessly with Dreamweaver, and as they are both part of the MX Studio range, it is likely that the users of one program will have at least a passing knowledge of the other.Finding a web image program into the middle of a web page program was a bit of a surprise. I expected to come across this bit at the end, but it is inserted where you need it in the scheme of making a site, just after the layout. This is the time you start to play with the images etc that will go to make your site look good, and careful planning is needed here to avoid having images that are too big and load slowly, or even saved in the wrong format, or not sliced to optimise download times.The Fireworks MX section is well written with very detailed instructions regarding the optimizing of images with this program which is packaged with Macromedia Studio MX. These programs fit seamlessly together and you can switch from one to the other, reduce file sizes and slice and save in the applicable format and have the HTML file for putting them back together on the web, and then have the file switched back to Dreamweaver, all in one easy stage. No more opening a file, manipulating and slicing and then saving before re-introducing the file to Dreamweaver from disk. Do the whole job and re-introduce the re-worked image into Dreamweaver MX and re-size it, or apply the changes in place in Dreamweaver. If it is still not right, just repeat the process.Fireworks MX optimizing of images for the web is superb, and it is considered one of the best programs for this work.Features.Dreamweaver MX/Fireworks MX is broken into 6 parts for easy navigation.The first part is all to do with setting up and saving templates etc for your site.Fireworks is covered next, and this consists of 6 chapters which go into a lot of detail about image files and how to deal with them best for web optimization.After that you go to the actual page layout, and dealing with tables and layers etc, including the whys and wherefores associ

The best book ever written on fireworks/dreamweaver

I believe this book is probably the best written book on fireworks/dreamweaver to date. If you are looking for a book that covers every topic you could imagine look no further. I have been looking for a book that ties the fireworks/dreamweaver concept together for months and I came across Savvy in the book store and haven't put it down since. The book is well thought out and written for the beginner to the advance. Also it is great to be able to contact the author on Yahoo's group site....a huge plus to the book...again thank you Mr. Crumlish for this excellent addition to my library

GREAT combination

DREAMWEAVER MX/FIREWORKS MXAUTHOR: Christian CrumlishPUBLISHER: SybexREVIEWED BY: Barbara RhoadesBOOK REVIEW: Have you been designing web sites with Dreamweaver, Ultra Dev, and Home Site? If so, you need to update your program to Dreamweaver MX. It is ALL these programs in one! The CD that comes with the book, Dreamweaver MX-Fireworks MX, has a 30-day trial of the program plus the Photoshop Learning Studio.The book contains so much information it is hard to provide a short review of it. There are two appendices, one that contain locations for tutorials and the other that is full of keyboard shortcuts. The chapters themselves provide information on such subjects as XML, 508 accessibility, custom menus, and, of course, the basic information on how to get around in Dreamweaver and Fireworks.Dreamweaver MX gives you a choice of using the "old" version layout of Dreamweaver 4.0 or the new layout of MX. While it might be a bit harder to work with a new format, it is definitely worth the time to give it a try. Everything is right there at your fingertips. Dreamweaver MX-Fireworks MX walks you through all of it. There are files on the CD to go with the tutorials in the book.Come on and get on-board with the newest web designing programs and use Dreamweaver MS-Fireworks MX as your guide through it all.