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Using UltraDev 4 with the Macromedia extensions for ColdFusion will help
overcome some of the problems you are seeing.
I have been using both for
quite some time. I use UltraDev basic site layout, mainly tables. I have
discovered that if you are using things like CFSWITCH or a lot of CFIF
statements, when you look at the page in UltraDev it looks really bad. there
are some basic CF functions that you can use, but for real hard core coding I
use Studio. if I have the same page open on both apps, usually when I change
one the other will ask if it wants to be refreshed. Also, UltraDev has the
HTML view. In fact, there is a split pane feature that will show HTML on the
top and the page on the bottom. When you click on an area on the WYSIWYG
editor, then code is highlighted. Also, if you forget to close a tag, the
WYSIWYG editor will let you know that.
Bottom line, it all boils
down to what you are comfortable with.
Has there been any indication that Macromedia will
completely integrate both Dreamweaver/UltraDev and CF Studio into one
developing package? Best that I can tell, UltraDev 4 by itself does not have
the CF code-developing power that Studio has, and that it is recommended to
use UltraDev & Studio together.
Does anybody do this? How well does it work? Personally,
I'd prefer to stick with Studio, but our office has been using Dreamweaver,
as well, and I feel I may have more capabilities to add more design element
using DW than CFStudio. Is it worth the expense?
thanks.
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