One other feature that Dreamweaver has is a function that cleans
up Front Page and Word html.  What it does is run through a
page very similarly to a spell checker and then launches a
browser to give its very detailed report on a page's accessibility.
Dreamweaver is part of the Fireworks and Flash suite, so
interactive and graphical representations are a part of their
stock and trade.

on 5/25/01 9:24 PM, Ann Parsons at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Anne Pemberton sent me this message and wanted it posted here.  Kathy,
> you may want to contact Anne personally as well.
>
> Ann P.
>
>
>
> Ann,
>
> Not sure if I can post to this list, so if you don't see it from the list
> as well as to you, would you send it on?
>
> I'd like some suggestions from Catherine on going from Front Page to
> Dreamweaver for heavily graphical and multi-media pages ...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anne Pemberton
>
> At 11:32 AM 5/24/01 +0900, Catherine Alfieri wrote:
>> I use Dreamweaver and think it is a superb package for
>> website creation and this feature makes it even better -
>> now I must go back and revise those sites!!!!
>> Cathy Alfieri
>>
>> Products Check Web Content for Federal Compliance
>>
>> Macromedia and UsableNet have announced the availability of an extension
>> for Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 and Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 that checks Web
>> content for compliance with federal accessibility guidelines. The extension
>> is available as part of the new Macromedia Accessibility Starter Kit, a
>> tool that helps developers ensure that their existing and future Web
>> content is both usable and accessible to people with disabilities. The free
>> kit is available on the new Macromedia Government Resource Center site in
>> response to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act that requires all federal
>> Web sites to make their Internet and Intranet content and programs
>> accessible.
>> The Section 508 Accessibility Suite for Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 and
>> UltraDev 4, created by UsableNet, allows Web sites to be checked for
>> accessibility in the same way that a document is spell-checked. The
>> extension can also connect users to an additional online service from
>> UsableNet that allows test to be automatically scheduled on live Web sites.
>> For more information, visit the Macromedia Government Resource Center at
>> http://www.macromedia.com/resources/government/.
>>
>>
> Anne Pemberton
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