A quick desktop reference for both new and experienced Dreamweaver developers, Dreamweaver in a Nutshell distills all of the software's features, commands, and shortcuts into one indispensable book. This is the most succinct and useful Dreamweaver reference available, and the only one in the compact In a Nutshell style.With this book, you will learn everything from document management to site management and all the details in between. You'll also benefit from the author's years of hands-on experience through the power user tips and tricks. All the information you need is here, from basics to advanced topics, including navigation bars, frames, layers, tables, image maps, modifications with XML, style sheets, positioning elements, HTML cleanup tools, and ways to extend Dreamweaver functions and functionality. Provided throughout the book are useful examples to clarify difficult techniques or solve common problems.Dreamweaver in a Nutshell focuses exclusively on Dreamweaver, rather than distracting readers with explanations of HTML and web design. That said, the book is equally useful to Dreamweaver UltraDev, which is based on the Dreamweaver platform. Dreamweaver in a Nutshell is the perfect companion to our best-selling Web Design in a Nutshell, and it complements the O'Reilly HTML, JavaScript, and Cascading Style Sheet books available in electronic format within the Dreamweaver Reference panel.This book's quick style and compact format make it the perfect reference for web site professionals who rely on Dreamweaver daily.

Dreamweaver in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

Computers & Technology

Williamson, Heather

Epstein, Bruce A.

Web Development & Design

O'Reilly Media

Macromedia Director 6 is the premier authoring tool for delivering interactive content on both the Internet and the desktop. It is the dominant multimedia package for Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.1, and the Macintosh. A quarter million developers use Director® to incorporate animation and audio into dynamic Web pages, and to create engaging interactive corporate presentations, multimedia advertising, entertainment CD-ROMs, enhanced music CDs, and even DVDs. Director 6 is a complete multimedia authoring environment that integrates graphics, video, sound, and 3D images into compelling interactive products.Director in a Nutshell is the most concise and complete guide available for Director. It also covers the use of Director on the Internet with Shockwave, Netscape Navigator, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.Java in a Nutshell and WebMaster in a Nutshell have established themselves as indispensable developer references, and Director in a Nutshell continues this family tradition. Like all In a Nutshell books, it takes the Director topic and drills down, expands, and delights the reader by providing useful information that the reader didn't even expect to find.Director in a Nutshell condenses hundreds of Director tips and techniques into a desktop quick-reference format that is a must-have addition to every Director developer's library. The book begins with an overview of Director's interface and the new features in version 6. It covers the use of video, audio, graphics, text, buttons, menus, and 3D images in Director. It highlights cross-platform differences for developers under both Windows 3.1/95/NT and the Macintosh. It also includes a detailed chapter on optimizing performance and memory usage. Director in a Nutshell is an indispensable companion book to Lingo in a Nutshell.Each chapter is devoted to topics such as palettes, sound, or digital video.Director in a Nutshell is the only book to integrate Director's multiple facets into a comprehensive discussion of each topic. The reader gets both the nitty-gritty details and the bigger context in which to use them.Director in a Nutshell also covers:
<ul>
<li>Covers the latest features of Director 7, including the 7.0.2 maintenance release.</li>
<li>New Sprite operations, Behaviors, and Inspectors in Director 6</li>
<li>All commands and options in the Score, Cast, Paint, Text, Palette, and Video Windows</li>
<li>Animation techniques and shortcuts</li>
<li>All supported file formats and media types for both import and export</li>
<li>Lists of palettes, transitions, cursors, ink effects, and window types</li>
<li>Video playback and manipulation, including QuickTime, Video for Windows, and QTVR</li>
<li>Creating run-time Projectors and optimizing playback on all platforms</li>
<li>Comprehensive command summaries by topic</li>
<li>Hundreds of Director shortcuts</li>
<li>Shockwave and Internet-enabled Projectors</li>
<li>Sound playback, including Shockwave audio and cue points</li>
<li>Browser scripting, media control, and performance optimization</li>
<li>Analyzing the Score and Cast, the run-time environment, and anlyzing performance and memory usage</li>
</ul>This book will benefit a very large audience of Director 6 users. Beginners will value the concise and complete coverage of every topic and function. Intermediate users will appreciate the explanations that illuminate the big picture surrounding every operation. Advanced users will find the book an indispensable reference tool to remind them of the proper syntax, commands, and shortcuts in Director. This book will even help content-providers understand how proper graphics, audio, and video preparation can eliminate repetitious revisions and save programming time.Director in a Nutshell is a high-end handbook, at a low-end price -- an indispensable desktop reference for every Director user.

Director in a Nutshell

Macromedia Director 6 is the premiere authoring tool for delivering interactive content on both the Internet and the desktop. It is the dominant multimedia package for Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.1, and the Macintosh. A quarter million developers use Director® to incorporate animation and audio into dynamic Web pages, and to create engaging interactive corporate presentations, multimedia advertising, entertainment CD-ROMs, Enhanced music CDs, and even DVDs.Lingo is Director's powerful scripting language. This companion book toDirector in a Nutshell is an essential tool for both new and experienced Lingo programmers seeking a deeper knowledge of the language. Bruce Epstein is the author of both these books and brings years of hands-on experience with Director and Lingo. The book includes numerous useful Lingo examples. Exhaustively tested, this book corrects many errors found in Macromedia's Lingo documentation and repeated verbatim in most third-party books. Extremely comprehensive, this book details dozens of misdocumented and undocumented Lingo keywords that are omitted from Macromedia's manuals and third-party books.Lingo in a Nutshell caters to the huge pool of Director users attempting to bridge the Lingo gap, yet provides the details for the experienced Linguist that are lacking in other Lingo books. In typical nutshell style (clear, concise, deep and narrow) this book explores the syntax, structure and commands of the Lingo language. The detailed chapters describe messages, events, scripts, handlers, variables, lists, file I/O, Behaviors, child objects, Xtras, and more. This book teaches you to troubleshoot and debug common Lingo errors. Lingo in a Nutshell is the book for which both Director users and power Lingo programmers have been yearning.The book extensively covers topics not found in other Lingo books:
<ul>
<li>Cross-platform Lingo differences</li>
<li>Lingo internals for experienced programmers</li>
<li>Events, messages, and scripts</li>
<li>Timers, tempos, cue points, and synchronization</li>
<li>Data types and expressions</li>
<li>Math, numerical expressions, geometry, and trigonometry</li>
<li>Coordinates, alignment, and registration point</li>
</ul>
Lingo in a Nutshell is the most concise and compete guide available. It is a high-end handbook at a low-end price. An essential desktop reference for every Director user.

Lingo in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

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