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Although it's hard to get a clear understanding of what exactly is the problem here, there's a few things that dreamweaver does which may screw up your css implementation.
- Check that your pages relative path to the css file is correct. Dreamweaver will upload your files according to your site definitions. Sometimes your remote site definition will not match the local file structure and hence break relative file paths.
- Double check that your css file has a .css extension and that the filename/link to your css file in the <header > includes the extension.
- Confirm that your css file has actually been uploaded to the remote server. In the "Files" menu, left cliick the root folder > right click "syncronize" > "put selected files to remote" > preview.
- Whenever you make changes to your css file locally, before you test pages on the remote server, upload the css file.
- Double check that your local folder heirachy matches your remote server folder structure. Many dreamweaver users are hopeless coders and cannot troubleshoot relative path problems. The work around in this scenario is to ensure that your local folders are an exact mirror of your remote folders.
That's all I can think of from my dreamweaver n00b days. All my css problems were solved by doing one of the above.
Just a word of caution though Tom, DW's WYSISYG mode is NOT a reliable way of previewing pages. You must hit f12, and shift-f12 to preview your pages reliably. Install at least 4 of the top browsers for previewing purposes.
If your pages look ok on your computer after hitting f12, then I guarentee you that the problem will be solved by addressing the issues listed above.
Last edited by metho; 03-13-2005 at 05:06 PM..
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