Real World Adobe GoLive 4

by Jeff Carlson, Neil Robertson, Glenn Fleishman

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201354748
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 2.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.5" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Responding to previous review (below)

As the co-author of this title, I wanted to respond to the review below. The reviewer writes, "assumes the user understands and has used all the tools or has experience creating web sites." We agree! This anonymous person in D.C. dinged our book for this, but we hope that people won't expect this to be a step-by-step tutorial of the program. Instead, we delve deeply into all the basic, intermediate, and advanced features, assuming the reader has some knowledge of HTML (not extensive) and some knowledge of how the Web works (again, not extensive). This book is aimed at folks who use the program for production, and who are moving to it as a tool to help them do their job. The book that the reviewer below from D.C. needs is Molly Holzschlag and Stephen Romaniello's title "Mastering Adobe GoLive 4" (ISBN 0782126049) which is aimed at people with little or no knowledge of building Web sites with any program or using HTML. I hope the review below doesn't discourage anyone from buying our title who is looking for solid, production-oriented, detailed tips. The book has illustrations and screen captures on almost every page. (A few sections that are more about background issues, like FTP, are a little heavier on text. But our "basics" section has several illustrations per page. Our Advanced section on using Actions has step-by-step examples with illustrations, too.)You can see a sample chapter of the book at our Web site and at the publisher's Web site.

What a difference organization makes!

I dove into GoLive last summer using the manual that originally shipped with v4.0. By the time I was 200 pages into it (out of 700!), I realized I wasn't learning much about using the software. The Adobe manual (which I understand was the original developer's work that Adobe "ported" and rushed into print to get a v4 out the door) is a recitation of software features with almost no application. NOW ENTERS "Real World GoLive". The page count is almost the same as the original v4 manual, but these guys understand there's such a thing as needing to get some work done. The coverage is cross-platform without being obnoxious about it. When bugs exist (through v4.01, still current as of the date of this review), they let you know that the bugs are there and how they'll affect your work. Finally, they cover the most arcane features, such as URL mapping, with aplomb and admissions of headache. I'm learning enough about this outstanding Web tool to teach it to others, and I recommend this book highly. As with other reviewers, I do think a book whose cost approaches $40 should include a CD-ROM with tutorial files. But this does not shave any stars from my evaluation.

The resource I've been waiting for!

I had been using GoLive CyberStudio for years before Adobe acquired it. I've been waiting for a resource like this for a long time! Never has there been a better resource for learning, using, and mastering Adobe GoLive. These guys showed me things about the program I didn't know; and they also showed me quicker, easier ways to do the things I did know. They also solved a problem for me that I had been struggling with ever since v.4 came out. That alone was well worth the price! They have a great sense of humor, and the book is wonderfully easy to read. Perfect resource for anyone using GoLive, no matter how familiar you are with the program. Thanks guys!

GoLive 4 Reference and How to...

Adobe GoLive 4 is a great program. Real World GoLive 4 is the book that will tell you how to get the most out of GoLive. Real World GoLive 4 is a must for all who use GoLive 4 for web design. Although the GoLive 4 manual is the size of a telephone book, its use in applying the program to real world design situations is limited. Real World GoLive 4 presents procedural (i.e., how to) information in clear, concise, well written prose. Anyone designing websites with Adobe GoLive 4, from beginner to expert, should have a copy of Real World GoLive 4 in their library. Better yet, on their desk top.

Great Book

Of all the books I've seen on Adobe GoLive so far this one is the best. It is very well written. It is thorough and goes to what I think are considerable lengths (they cover regular expressions - that's cool), so it should serve as a great beginners tutorial to get people like me up and running quickly and it is a great reference as well. It is easy to understand. A great smattering of humor is used throughout (at least one of the authors I think may be a Peter Sellers fan).One bonus is the authors are very active and approachable in the forums and mailing lists dealing with Adobe GoLive and they have a web site devoted to the book and the program with updates, news, helpful hints and tons of resources.