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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 17 last paragraph |
There is a reference in the last paragraph for a registration site: http://tinyurl.com/yo82k3 that produces the an alert from Zone Alarm indicating the site is dangerous and has been known to be a source of spyware. Needless to say i did authorize my computer to continue there. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Chad Langhans | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 31 bullet point "The Workspace switcher..." |
bullet point refers reader to a discussion of creating custom workspaces on p24, but there is no discussion of creating custom workspaces on p24. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Conor Rafferty | |
| Printed | Page 33 Heading mid-page |
Floating 'pfsanls' Note from the Author or Editor: |
Russ Wolfe | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 52 step 15 |
At the end of step 15, the text "you gave in step 12" should be "you gave in step 13." |
James Welch | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 52 steps 12, 14, 15 |
On page 50, Figure 1-20 has a callout for the Workspace switcher. At the top of page 50, Step 5 refers to the "Workspace switcher". But on page 52, steps 12, 14, and 15, each step refers to "Layout switcher", a different name for what apparently is the Workspace switcher. Also, by putting both these terms in quotes, most users would expect the text to appear exactly as quoted on the screen, but as far as I can tell the only place the text appears is the callout in Figure 1-20. So, I would suggest consistently using the term Workspace switcher as well as removing the quotes. |
James Welch | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 58 Phase 4: 1. |
... from the Image s/b Images, select Image Note from the Author or Editor: |
jobrien67 | |
| Printed | Page 62 last paragraph |
in step 13 we should be seeing "gold shields" to indicate that there are line breaks in the pasted text. There is a note in the last paragraph telling us to go back to page 49 if we don't see them but no mention of the fact that View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements must be turned on. I started with the book and a fresh, default install of DWCS4 and the view option (on a Mac) sees to be OFF. It should be mentioned either here, or on page 49. |
Tom Stratton | |
| Printed | Page 76 "Power User's Clinic" Grey-Bar, 2nd paragraph |
The book converted all the quotes (single and double, opening and closing) to closing quotes. |
Tom Stratton | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 77 First sentence of second paragraph under Multiple Spaces header |
The sentence "Therefore, a line like "Beware of llama," with several spaces between each word ..." needs more space between the words to make sense--more like "Beware of llama." |
James Welch | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 78 3rd Bullet |
"like this" should be "l i k e t h i s". |
Brent Saba, PE-ME/MT | |
| Printed | Page 82 The box at the top of page |
If you want Dreamweaver to apply the same setting each time you use the Paste Special command, click the Paste Preferences button. This opens the Preferences window. Select whatever settings-Basic formatting, for example-that you want Dreamweaver to apply every time you use the Paste Special command should be change to If you want Dreamweaver to override the default behavior of Ctrl+V shortcut(for example, Ctrl+V text copied from word , by default, will use the 3rd setting of the Paste Special commands, and you wish to override that) , click the Paste Preferences button. This opens the Preferences window. Select whatever settings-Full formatting, for example-that you want Dreamweaver to apply every time you use the Edit->Paste (Ctrl+V) command Note from the Author or Editor: |
Yi Shui Yuan | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 89 Top of page |
The command to check spelling is under the Commands menu, not the Text menu, in CS4. Should read: 2. Choose Commands > Check Spelling (or press Shift + F7). |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 91 Frequently Asked Question box 2nd sentence from bottom in left column |
The second to last sentence from the bottom of the left hand column under |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 91 FAC, left column, 2nd to last line in column |
change gsoing to going. |
Brent Saba, PE-ME/MT | |
| Printed | Page 95 Figure 3-2 |
The text associated with figure 3-2 tells us that certain options in the diagram are labeled in bold. None of the labels are bold and some are italic. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Tom Stratton | |
| Printed | Page 124 3rd paragraph (below the tip) |
The third sentence states: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ken Larsen | |
| Printed | Page 127 FAQ, column 2, second-last line |
"...how to create one of these uber, sitewide external style sheets" Correct version: "...how to create one of these über, sitewide external style sheets" (umlaut on the "u" in "über"). |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 144 2nd paragraph |
Third sentence in 2nd paragraph (Word Spacing), which starts, "If you want words in a sentence to be spaced apart like this, then type..." The "like this" portion should be spaced apart to illustrate the effect, but the spacing is normal. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 148 Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial |
end of 2nd line ...following pages: : s/b . Note from the Author or Editor: |
jobrien67 | |
| Printed | Page 156 Step #4 |
"...from the Weight menu, from the Font-Weight menu," should just be "...from the Font-Weight menu," |
Steve Pribyl | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 163 4th paragraph, line 8 |
"Root-relative links always begins with..." should read: "Root-relative links always begin with..." |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 170 Note: line 3 |
"The tutorial at the end of this chapter has an example of this on page 195." That should be "...on page 197." |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 182 last paragraph, line 5 |
"In that case, you can create a class style (page 113)." That should be "...(page 114)." |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 182 Third paragraph, line 5 |
"In addition, you can add a border (page 231)..." Page 213 does not mention adding a border. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 182 Last paragraph, line 1 |
"To format the general look of all links, create a tag style (page 113)..." That should be "...(page 115)." |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 187 Last paragraph |
It says: "...(on a vertical menu bar the up arrow moves the button to the left, while the down arrow moves the button to the right)." I think it should say "...(on a horizontal menu bar...)." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Luis Herrero | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 189 Power Users' Clinic, column 2, paragraph 2, last line |
"...(turn to page 126 for a refresher on applying class styles)." That should be "...page 122..." |
Dr_Pete | |
| Printed | Page 202 item 19 |
"shop folder" should be "about folder" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 229 Box on "Watch Those Resize Handles!", 1st Paragraph |
End of first paragraph states: "...appear on the right edge, bottom edge, and lower-right corner, as circled in the illustration." Though I understand the resize handles referred to here, I can't find the referenced illustration. I don't see any resize handles circled in any figures in Chapter 6. This could cause confusion with those new to web-design/Dreamweaver. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Scott B. | |
| Printed | Page 238-239 Bottom section of 238 |
This is a comment, not an error. I'm a Photoshop ACI and author (betatested Photoshop since version 7).I'm going through your excellent book to attempt to pass the DW ACE exam. The Brightness/Contrast command in Photoshop has, until recently, been avoided because it damages images so badly by failing to lock down the highlight and shadow ends of the image's tonal range. Adobe fixed this in CS3, and I no longer tell folks to avoid B/C at all costs (I used to make them take a pledge). So, what code did Adobe use for the B/c in Dreamweaver CS4? Unfortunately the old, horrible code. I recommend that you encourage your readers to use their B/C corrections very sparingly, if at all. Much better to adjust tones in Photoshop or Fireworks. |
Anonymous | |
| Page 253 Step 4 |
'In the top right' should be changed to 'In the top left' Note from the Author or Editor: |
Lou Hosta | Apr 2009 | |
| Printed | Page 266 Step 6, 2nd para, 3rd line |
"Pixels" should be "pixels". The case in the documentation should conform to the actual case in the GUI. |
Southwest Detroit | |
| Printed | Page 269, 270 Expanded Tables Mode section |
Errors 1, 2, 3, and 4: "Table" should be "Tables" in (a) the first-level subhead, (b & c) paragraph 1, lines 4 and 7, and (d) paragraph 2, line 1. (This particular error is commonly made by several authors elsewhere.) Error 5: "Expanded Tables" should be "Expanded Tables Mode" in paragraph 1, line 7. Error 6: "catory" should be "category" in paragraph 3. (How could this instance elude a spell checker?) |
Gary Schnabl | |
| Printed | Page 296 11. |
11. should start with "Choose File>Save All;Press F12... |
jobrien67 | |
| Printed | Page 330 Middle of 1st paragraph |
"Theses layout files..." should be "These layout files..." |
Steve Pribyl | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 383 13. & 15. |
13.... click the box s/b Box Note from the Author or Editor: |
jobrien67 | |
| Printed | Page 385 1. |
1. ...click the Attach External Style Sheet - remove External also Figure 9-27 (P.378) (Mouse rollover displays "Attach Style Sheet" Being new to DW I wasted time trying to find Attach External Style Sheet Attach External Style Sheet only appears in form after you click Note from the Author or Editor: |
jobrien67 | |
| Printed | Page 393 Figure 10-1 |
The figure does not show the Code rewriting preferences dialog box which the caption refers to. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Graeme Churchard | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 417 1st paragraph, starting under the grey box |
Explained here is how to install the comparison tool on a mac. It is said that you should use the browse button to point Dreamweaver to the usr/bin folder. This folder is normally invisible from the finder. By using the "browse" button it should become visible. It may be good to notice that the usr folder will remain invisible *unless* you are logged in as an administrator. However, preferences set as an administrator will be gone when you log in under a (different) useraccount. A solution is to log in under your own account, make hidden files visible in the Finder with a tool like Tinkertool. Point Dreamweaver to usr/bin/twdiff and then set the hidden files back to invisible. Now you can use the comparison tool in Dreamweaver. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 488 Step 10 |
The end of step 10 says, "...turn on the Change checkbox. The Property inspector should look like Figure 11-35." The Change checkbox is NOT checked in the picture. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Scott Mumford | |
| Printed | Page 770 section 7 |
The instructions are confusing.. Select the Headline and paragraph immediately following it a the top of the page and choose Edit > Select All;... If we follow this instruction the intended result is NOT acheived - we paste the entire contents of the file tips1_text.html into the Title editable region. I think that the problem can be fixed by removing the "choose Edit > Select All;" portion of this sentence. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Tom Stratton | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 822 First paragraph after "Setting Up a Testing Server" |
Sentence reads: "Don't worry, it's a lost easier than it may sound." Word usage of: "lost" instead of: lot |
PALsr | Jun 2009 |
| Printed | Page 824 Second and third paragraphs under "Setting Up Dreamweaver" |
At the bottom of the second paragraph and the top of the third paragraph under "Setting Up Dreamweaver" the folder to be copied is referred to as "cosmo_store" instead of "cosmo_shop". |
Bill Schulz | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 827 last paragraph |
When describing the path of the cosmo_shop folder on a Windows machine, the book shows the path as "C:\xampp\cosmo_shop;" and I believe that it should be "C:\xampp\htdocs\cosmo_shop;". |
David Watkins | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 837 4th paragraph - Item #14. |
Item 14 discusses the need to "flush" the new permissions to get them recognized. However, the figure referenced in the text (Figure 22-8) shows a MAMPP home page (instead of the XAMPP page I am using). On my XAMPP home page, there is no "Reload Priveldges" link that I can see. Perhaps the current version (3.1.1) does not require flushing the new permissions? Note from the Author or Editor: |
David Watkins | |
| Printed | Page 894 3rd Step, #8 |
8. Repeat step 7 for the following items in the Products table: ProductName, price, inventory, description, image The actual order of the table is: ProductName, price, description, inventory, image. I missed the description in the table, and had to start over for "Filling in the Detail" on page 896. This is just a minor thing. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Thomas M. Harrigan | Jun 2009 |
