Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Revealed

CHAPTER SIX: MANAGING A WEB SERVER AND FILES

Chapter 6 Lessons

1. Perform Web site maintenance

2. Publish a Web site and transfer files

3. Check files out and in

4. Cloak files

5. Import and export a site definition

6. Evaluate Web content for legal use

Perform Web Site Maintenance

Broken links (Link Checker)

Orphaned files (Link Checker)

Unused images (Assets panel)

Websafe colors (Assets panel)

Perform Web Site Maintenance

Untitled documents (Reports)

Alternative text (Reports)

Navigational structure (site map)

Validating markup

Testing pages on a variety of environments

Scope of report choices

Fig. 1: Reports Dialog Box

Report on list arrow

No broken links

Fig. 2: Link Checker Panel Displaying No Broken Links

No orphaned files listed

Fig. 3: Link Checker Panel Displaying No Broken Links

Summary

Both colors are Websafe

Fig. 4: Assets Panel Displaying Websafe Colors

Colors button

Untitled Documents check box

Report on list arrow

Fig. 5: Reports Dialog Box with Untitled Documents Option Selected

Missing Alt Text check

box checked

Fig. 6: Reports Dialog Box with Missing Alt Text Option Selected

Line of code that contains image

Fig. 7: Site Reports Panel Displaying Missing “Alt” Tags

Two missing “alt” tags found on one

page

Maintain design notes is checked

Fig. 8: Site Definition for the Striped Umbrella

Design notes category

Status list arrow

Fig. 10: Design Notes Dialog Box

Current date and note added

Show when file is opened checkbox

Fig. 11: Files Panel with Notes Icon Displayed

Notes icon for activities file

Fig. 11: Files Panel with Notes Icon Displayed

Notes icon for activities file

Publishing a Web Site

Defining a Remote Site

Before publishing a site to a Web server, you must first define the remote site by specifying the Remote Info settings in the Advanced section of the Site Definition dialog box

You must first choose an Access setting, which specifies the type of server you will use (ex: FTP)

Transferring Files to and from a Remote Site

Uploading Files

Downloading Files

Synchronizing Files

Fig. 17: FTP Settings in Site Definition

Remote info category selected

Type username here

Type password here

Type folder where web

site files will be stored on FTP site here

Type address of FTP server here

Fig. 18: Local/Network Settings

Local or network drive where remote site will

be published

Local/network setting selected

Fig. 19: Connecting to the Remote Site

Connects to remote host

button

Remote view selected

Remote folder name

Fig. 21: Synchronize Files Dialog Box

Fig. 22: Files Need to Be Uploaded

Check Files Out and In

Dreamweaver’s collaboration tools allow you to manage a web site with a team

Check In/Check Out feature ensures that team members can not overwrite each other’s pages

You must first enable this feature. Then only one person can work on a file at a time

Fig. 23: Check Out File and Check In Buttons on the Files Panel

Check out file(s) button

Check in button

Fig. 24: Enabling Check In/Check Out Feature

Click to enable check in and check

out feature

Type your name here

Type your e-mail address here

Fig. 25: Files Panel in Local View after Checking Out Café Page

Check mark indicates file is

checked out

Dependent file

Fig. 26: Files Panel after Checking In Café Page

Padlock icon indicates file is read-only and

cannot be edited unless it is

checked out

Dependent file also locked

Understanding Cloaking Files

You can exclude files by cloaking them, which marks them for exclusion from several commands

Put

Get

Synchronize

Check In and Check Out

Cloaked files are also excluded from site-wide operations, such as checking for links or updating a template or library item

Cloaking Files

Entire folders

Particular types of files, such as .swf

Fig. 28: Assets Folder after Cloaking

Red slashes indicate folder

is cloaked

Fig. 29: Specifying a File Type to Cloak

Fig. 30: Assets Folder in Files Panel after Cloaking .gif Files

Assets folder is not cloaked

All .gif files are cloaked

Dependent file for the café page still

shows padlock icon

Exporting a Site Definition

You can use the Export command to export the site definition file to another location

Site definition file contains password information. Never save it in the Web site. Instead, save it to an external file.

Importing a Site Definition

If you want to set up another user with a copy of your Web site, you can import the site definition file

Click Import in the Manage Sites dialog box to open the Import Site dialog box, navigate to the .ste file you want to import, then click Open

Fig. 31: Saving the Striped Umbrella.ste File in the su_site_definition Folder

Fig. 32: Import Site Dialog Box

Fig. 33: Site Definition for the Striped Umbrella 2 Web Site

Name of imported site

Evaluate Web Content for Legal Use

Intellectual property

Copyright law

Copyright

Trademark

What the Copyright Owner Owns

1. reproduction (including downloading)

2. creation of derivative works (for example, a movie version of a book)

3. distribution to the public

4. public performance

5. public display

6. public performance by digital audio transmission of sound recordings

Understanding Fair Use

Fair use allows limited used of copyright-protected work. It depends on:

the purpose of its use

the nature of the copyrighted work

how much you want to copy

the effect on the market or value of the work

How Do I Use Work Properly?

You can obtain permission, pay a fee, use work that does not have copyright protection

You can use work that has a flexible copyright license, where the owner has given the public permission to use the work in certain ways

Public domain: work that is no longer protected by copyright

Open-access licensing: www.creativecommons.org

License Agreements

A licensing agreement is the permission given by a copyright holder that conveys the right to use the copyright holder’s work under certain conditions

Web sites have rules that govern how a user may use its text and media, known as terms of use

The burden is on you to research the veracity of anyone claiming you can use work

Fig. 35: Library of Congress Home Page

Link to legal information regarding the use of content on

the web site

Fig. 36: Library of Congress Legal Page

Obtaining Permission or License

The permissions process is specific to what you want to use and how you want to use it

Your full name, address, and complete contact information

A specific description of your intended use. Sometimes including a sketch, storyboard, or link to a Web site is helpful

A signature line for the copyright holder

A target date when you would like the copyright holder to respond. This can be important if you’re working under deadline.

References: Web Based Resources

Author’s name (if known)

Date of publication or last revision (if known), in parentheses

Title of document

Title of complete work or Web site (if applicable), underlined

URL, in angled brackets

Date of access, in parentheses