Cartoon Smart - Dreamweaver Mega Course (Mac & PC)
English | Size: 1.19 GB | MOV | RLE 263 Kb/s 3.0 fps | 1000 x 750 | AAC 64 Kb/s KHz Stereo | 6 x 1h
Genre: E-Learning
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Part 1 - Stuff You Probably Already Know.
All the basic elements: tables, text, images, Embedding Flash, FTP (download from Dreamweaver)
If you have never taken a course in Dreamweaver, and are relatively new to the basic concepts of HTML, definitely
attention to this course. CartoonSmart alumni who had a previous course Dreamweaver, you will not find much new info as to 55:00. The new Flash integration methods are discussed, and where to write the replacement text for search engines to spider. And finally, how to make a Flash movie transparent, see through the HTML code below (1:05:00)

Part 2 - Text Formatting and Design Layout with CSS
CSS gets a little discussed in each lesson from here, but this video focuses primarily on her. The first 23 mins are in exactly what CSS is, how it works and where to write. For this part of the lesson, we will apply mainly CSS examples of text (change color, font size, font type, etc.). Since about 11:00 p.m. from the video is how to use CSS for presentation of your design. This is a great start for those of you who usually lay on your HTML page using tables or frames. This is one of the coolest aspects of CSS. The video also goes into how to define multiple styles from page to page using a css file or display different content for mobile devices. (45:00)

Part 3 - Basics of PHP and Coding a PHP mail form
0:00 to 13:00, the video explains how to write PHP variables and create a simple if / else statement to write HTML to the screen based on a variable true / false.
13:00 to 42:30 learns to build a gallery of images using query string variables to control the image that is being considered. This is a common method for websites cartoons, which have an archive of images. Instead of creating a new HTML page for each image, we change the PHP page for the current image and href links based on a PHP variable.
42:30 until the end, learns to build a simple form and PHP script submission. This will mail the form contents to an e-mail. A crowd of Transmittal is required to test PHP files, but you do not need to access a database.

Part 4 - Various Buttons and Navigation Methods
00 hours 00-03:00 Simple Jump Menu (dropdown menu from a list of links, and select one to go)
3:00-6:30 navigation bar with rollover images.
6:00-10:00 Rollover images javascript
11:00 - 36:00 Using CSS for tabs rolling. This part also receives some design issues as well.
37:00 - 41:00 New SPRY dropdown navigation bar (user Dreamweaver CS3 has this new feature)
42:00 - 01:00:00 How to program a simple drop-down menu using CSS. Many very key concepts are discussed CSS.
01:00:30-01:13:00 Flash buttons and Flash navigation devices
1:13 to 1: 26 How to reveal hidden content using CSS. Useful for rollover / pop images or ''more info'' box type

Part 5 - Variable any drawings, based on PHP and examples javascript Client Login
12:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Using a homepage at a site to collect information to the user (as in what country they originate) diverts them onto a single page or a page that uses a common external css file different according to their information. It uses CSS and PHP. This could also be used to trigger page styles randomly different.
23:00 - 45:00 programming a client connection in PHP. Note that this is not to use a database. Info you enter username and password for a specific customer in a PHP file, which would then be checked against each time the client went to login. This is a simple connection, but good for web developers looking to give their customers a preview hidden pages to view the work. PHP session variables are also taught.
45:00 to 57:00 javascript examples. Pop-up, full screen, automatic page Resize, Image bearings and Shaking screen (useless, but fun)

Part 6 - Odds and Ends - Quicktime Embed Code, Meta Tags, Site Map, the final design
12:00 a.m.-to-2: 00 pages refresh automatically on the basis of a number of seconds
2:00-8:00 New IE7 user-friendly method for embedding Quicktime.
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Search Engine Optimization Tips. Nothing spectacular unique, but the things you really should do. Meta tags, titles, site map.
15:00 - 30:00 Image optimization technique using pictures cut
31:00 to 46:00: putting things together in a final design and some last min thoughts / advice!