Although if it is a price issue, it looks like Oxygen is a better
deal. Are you certain IT understands what it is you want to do?
Holly
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 7:59 AM, Randi Knutson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> If they insist on Adobe products, you might look at Adobe Framemaker. It's not part of CC though, but they have a monthly subscription for it. If I was still doing finding aids, I'd be using it.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michele R Combs
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:23 AM
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> Subject: Re: EAD authoring in Dreamweaver CC
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> Dreamweaver is for authoring web pages, i.e. HTML. I'm pretty sure that the only functionality it will give you for anything else is code color/highlighting and autocomplete for tags. Any chance you can convince your institution that it's simply not the right tool for the job? Like pounding a nail with a screwdriver?
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> If their objection is cost, you might look at Notepad++ and its XML plugins (http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/XML%20Tools/). That way at least you'll be able to validate against the schema. I don't think Dreamweaver will even do that. When I google it I get this discouraging reply:
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> "No results found for +dreamweaver validate xml schema"
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> Michele
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Palmer
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 12:20 AM
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> Subject: EAD authoring in Dreamweaver CC
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> Does anyone have (or can point me to) a quick-start guide for setting up Dreamweaver CC to author/edit EAD documents? I've been using Oxygen for years, but IT at my current institution insists that I use Dreamweaver. I can't find anything in Dreamweaver online help, and my institutional IT is also unable to help.
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> I'd my most grateful for any help/suggestions.
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> Thanks!
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> Michael Palmer
> Visiting Archivist
> Denison Library
> Scripps College
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