• SWF inserting has now been enhanced with W3C-specified XHTML-compliant code so that now when you add a SWF file to your document, Dreamweaver adds two external dependant files and in-page ode that detects the player version and, if necessary, installs it quickly and unobtrusively.
It is clear that Dreamweaver is making its claim as the premier standard for the professional Web designer and editor, and this CS4 version continues the trend. A couple of my favorite updates include the Photoshop Smart Objects that let you integrate and update easily your Photoshop files without having to reinsert and re-layout from within Dreamweaver.
Next is the HTML data sets; Dreamweaver has had the ability in the past to interface with databases to create dynamic Web sites, but it required some heavy lifting in the programming arena. Now using the Spry framework, the heavy lifting is done for you.
These alone make it worth the upgrade for most people and when you add the better CSS handling and other updates, this is a no brainer for just about everyone and so I highly recommend Dreamweaver CS4.
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