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Summary: Great for dynamic, fresh web design on multiple platforms
Review: I have tried both Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Golive and until Golive CS, I considered Dreamweaver to be superior. Now after using the latest versions of each product, I would have to favor Golive CS. It is quite simply every bit as powerful as dreaweaver and in some cases, far more powerful ( ie: the built in development capability for mobile device platforms ) I never would have given a Smart Phone compatible site a second thought - until Golive CS ( it just seems so easy now ). As an HTML coder, I am surprised to see that Golive codes pretty well. Very clean. However, I feel that Dreamweaver at least matches it in this regard and perhaps is even a cleaner coder as far as table generation goes when using the layers ( Dreamweaver's version of Golive's grid ). Other than in this one area, however, they both appear to code equally cleanly. It is the Smart Objects in Golive and particularly the integration with Photoshop that sold me. Sure, Dreamweaver will allow the addition of much of the same content, but certainly not as fast and it seems a little bit easier to place the content right where you need it to be with Golive. All in all, Golive and Dreamweaver run neck and neck, but the mobile features, Smart Objects and integration with superior graphics software seals the deal for me. The ability to change between a photoshop style interface and standard interface is a huge improvement as well.
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Summary: very disappointing upgrade!
Review: I'm a GoLive user from way back, when the product was called CyberStudio and the company that wrote it was called GoLive (before Adobe bought them out). GoLive got me through my early days of web design, when I wasn't interested in learning html code, and I got some pretty good, basic interactive web sites published. The previous version (6) was quite good, but for me has some toolbar display glitches that were never fixed, and pretty lame CSS (cascading style sheet) support. As a loyal Adobe customer (I mean sucker), I forked out the steep one-seventy for this upgrade CS version of GoLive, hoping to be free of those version 6 display glitches and to be able to use CSS as I have been doing in other sites using Dreamweaver MX. Well, after installing the GoLive CS upgrade I am extremely disappointed with this release. Not only are there currently a miriad of other display glitches, problems updating earlier version site files, code errors, slow freezes, crashes and other bugs, which Adobe have yet to fix, I find their new CSS features to be overly complex. Despite what the Adobe marketing hype says, the Layout View does not always display CSS styles as they will look in a web browser, which leads to even more frustration and confusion when trying to style a page. If you're using GL6, and want to upgrade, at least wait for the bug-fixing 7.01, but also check indendent product reviews first, such as MacWorld's Feb 04 review, and the Adobe GoLive user discussions page (www.adobeforums.com) to see what problems other people are having. If you are looking for a new 'wysiwyg' web layout program, go with Macromedia's Dreamweaver instead. I'm a total convert, and their Contribute program is excellent software that your clients can use to update and maintain their own sites. Macworld Buying advice summary (of this CS version) says... But while the program offers many advanced features for bulding and managing web sites, it's lackluster support for current CSS techniques and its sometimes complex and overwhelming interface are serious drawbacks." Other Adobe CS apps like Illustrator and Photoshp are remarkable, refined products. GoLive CS Upgrade is a dud, right out of the box. I call it the GoDead Downgrade! Amazon can I get my money back? Anyone want a used copy?
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Summary: WHOA! They forgot something
Review: I've been using GoLive since it was called Cyberstudio and owned by another company. I therefore rushed to buy this update and was utterly shocked when I got home. GoLiveCS does not have the built in support for dynamic content that was in the previous version (6.0). The PHP/Mysql/asp interface for creating database driven websites is totally gone! Apparently Adobe thought no one was using it so they axed it. Let me tell you, as one of the ones who was using it, this has rendered this "upgrade" into a "downgrade" that I would never have bought had I known. Unfortunately, neither the store I bought it at nor Adobe will refund my money. I've gone back to 6.0. I'm hoping a third-party vendor creates a PHP/MYSQL plug-in that I can use, or I might just have to switch to dreamweaver. You can also check the Adobe forums on their website for more details about the "loss" in this upgrade.
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Summary: WHOA! They forgot something
Review: I've been using GoLive since it was called Cyberstudio and owned by another company. I therefore rushed to buy this update and was utterly shocked when I got home. GoLiveCS does not have the built in support for dynamic content that was in the previous version (6.0). The PHP/Mysql/asp interface for creating database driven websites is totally gone! Apparently Adobe thought no one was using it so they axed it. Let me tell you, as one of the ones who was using it, this has rendered this "upgrade" into a "downgrade" that I would never have bought had I known. Unfortunately, neither the store I bought it at nor Adobe will refund my money. I've gone back to 6.0. I'm hoping a third-party vendor creates a PHP/MYSQL plug-in that I can use, or I might just have to switch to dreamweaver. You can also check the Adobe forums on their website for more details about the "loss" in this upgrade.
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