Render CSS properly in design view

[jhdesign]

Hi--I'm using Dreamweaver MX on a Mac running OS X 2.2 Jaguar. I can't get DW to render my CSS pages properly in design view--instead, I have to go to "preview in browser." Is this normal, or am I missing something?

 

[schase]

pretty normal, unless you are applying it to the text directly instead of say a table cell. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[jhdesign]

Sorry, no idea what you mean by "applying it." I open the page's file in Dreamweaver and can choose code-only, code and design, or design view.

In design view, I get a version of the page that looks as if the CSS stylesheets have not been applied.

If this is normal, I'm *really* puzzled. Why have a view if the viewer can't imitate an actual browser?

ref page:

http://www.boisestate.edu/english/ahsahta/

 

[schase]

i mean if you highlight text, and click the appropriate css style to use - while the text is higlighted.

Rather than selecting a table cell and clicking the appropriate css style. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[jhdesign]

OK, excuse me if I'm being thickheaded--

The CSS styles are already in the document. The CSS stylesheets are loaded into the site. Everything's coded properly, but I can't see what the site actually looks like when I click on "Design View." I have to go to "Preview in Browser."

Does the "Design View" not display what the website's design looks like if I'm using CSS?

 

[bluranj]

Dreamweaver renders CSS divs incorrectly in design view. Unless the site design using CSS divs is simple enough (without floats, etc.) design view of dreamweaver doesn't help much.

So it is NORMAL Ranjan

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[bluranj]

Adding to the above...

More so with nested CSS divs. I see you have used quite some nesting in your page. Ranjan

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[jhdesign]

OK, thanks!