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CSS Menu Writer 1.0.1
Vertical and horizontal menus for Dreamweaver: CSS-based and ready to rock!
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Master the challenge of creating Web standards compliant, CSS-based site navigation with CSS Menu Writer. Insert horizontal or vertical menus - 4 styles of each in 12 different color schemes - in any Dreamweaver page. Customize your menus to get just the right look and feel for your sites. Change the width, height, font properties, padding, margin, background image or color, and border for any menu level. Add as many main menu or submenus as you'd like: there's no limit. You can even populate your menus from your current site's folders and files with the click of a button. Save your personalized menu designs as custom presets to reuse any time on any site. Navigate to the pro menu creator: CSS Menu Writer.
End the CSS menu coding hassle
For increased accessibility, better search engine optimization, and easier maintenance; you need the Web standards compliant, CSS-based menus created by CSS Menu Writer. All menus are cross-browser compatible and search engine friendly.Personalized to fit your site design
CSS Menu Writer gives you complete control over the way your menus integrate into your site. Choose your site's font family and color, matching color schemes and precise alignment with padding and margin control. You can even incorporate custom background images and colors.Handle all your menu needs on a single page
Let CSS Menu Writer manage your most complex navigation needs. Combine horizontal and vertical menus in a single page. Add database-driven power to any menu level.Saves and restores menu designs
Build your own collection of preset menu designs with CSS Menu Writer. Save any modified menu as a new design, which you can easily re-use or further modify. Export your presets to use in another system or share with others—and just as easily import preset designs.Integrates with all your Dreamweaver pages
CSS Menu Writer integrates seamlessly with Dreamweaver CS3 and Dreamweaver 8. Output menus are fully template compatible and work with both static and database-driven pages. You can even set up your menus as server-side includes for maximum efficiency.
Web standard compliant code
CSS Menu Writer builds its navigation with unordered lists for lean, clean HTML code. Such code is Web standards compliant and easily modified: you can even add a new linked bullet item in code view and it will display properly as a graphic menu element. CSS Menu Writer code validates as HTML and CSS.Major cross-browser compatibility
CSS Menu Writer supports the majority of modern browsers being used today. Browsers directly supported include Internet Explorer 6.x and 7.x; Firefox and Mozilla 2.x; Safari 2.x and 3.x and Opera 9. Menus degrade gracefully in older browsers with all navigation available as a clickable link.
96 menu and color combos to start
CSS Menu Writer comes with 8 menu styles (4 horizontal and 4 vertical) in 12 different color schemes. Color schemes coordinate with those in other WebAssist products such as CSS Sculptor, eCart and DataAssist. PNG source files for background images are available for modification.Modify current menu design easily
Update your CSS Menu Writer inserted navigation even after it has been added to the page. Just select the adjacent Script symbol (shown with Invisible Elements on) and click Edit in the custom Property inspector. The CSS Menu Writer wizard will re-open for you to make any desired changes including selecting a different menu style.
Unlimited menu and sub-menu items
With CSS Menu Writer, there is no limit to the number of menu and sub-menu items you can create. Similarly, you can add all the menu levels your site requires. Menu items can be easily repositioned within the same level or moved from level to level.Auto-generate menu from site
If you've set up your site in a hierarchical fashion, with major sections in separate folders, you can generate your menu for an entire site with just one click. Just select the Get from file system option and select the root folder to start: all HTML files are automatically incorporated as menu items and sub-folders as sub-menu items, instantly.
Save and modify preset menus
Save your personalized menu designs as a custom preset to use again and again on any site. Stored presets can be edited, duplicated, or deleted through the CSS Menu Writer Style Manager.Import and export menus
With the CSS Menu Writer Style Manager, you can export the menu designs, complete with export images, to use on another system or share with a colleague. Exported menus and images are automatically compressed into a .zip format which can be easily imported.
Total background capabilities
Bring your menus to life through the Design tab. Set background colors or background images for the menu level with all properties available.Full border control
Add any type of CSS border–-solid, dashed, dotted and so on--to any layout element. Specify color, width and placement (all or top, right, bottom, and left individually) for any menu level in any link state.
Complete Feature List
4 Horizontal and 4 Vertical menus
12 color schemes, coordinated with other WebAssist extensions
96 standard menu combinations, all completely customizable
All menus composed of Web standards-compliant code
Output code certified by renowned CSS master, Eric Meyer
Output pages support Internet Explorer 6 – 7.x, Firefox 2.x, Safari 2, Opera
Automatically includes necessary conditional comments for cross-browser compatibility
Unlimited submenus
Generates menus from site folders and files
Combine horizontal and vertical menus on the same page
Change any menu level's width
Change any menu level's height
Set any menu level's margin
Set any menu level's padding
Set the paragraph properties (font, size, line height, weight, etc.) globally or for any menu level
Set properties for pseudo-classes (a:link, a:visited, a:hover, and a:active) globally or for any menu level
Determine background color for any menu level
Modify background image for any menu level
Re-enter wizard to modify inserted menu
Store or update menu layouts without generating menus
Choose border properties for any menu level
Save new menu layouts
Modify existing menu layouts
Import/export menu layouts
Database-driven menus compatible
Full in-product context-sensitive documentation
Getting Started Guide PDF
Windows
Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003
128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
Dreamweaver CS3, Dreamweaver 8
Works with static, dynamic or template pages
Macintosh
500 MHz Power PC G3 processor
Mac Power PC 10.4.x, 10.5.x
Mac Intel 10.4.x, 10.5.x
Dreamweaver CS3, Dreamweaver 8
Works with static, dynamic or template pages
All WebAssist products receive professional, top-of-the-line support from a number of resources. CSS Menu Writer includes a full online help system, available directly from within Dreamweaver and CSS Menu Writer. Additional resources are available below:
Online Documentation
Technical Support
With your purchase of CSS Menu Writer, you receive 2 Technical Support incidents, a value of $59.98. Technical Support Incidents are handled by senior support personnel quickly and efficiently. Initial responses to a submitted incident are returned within 2 to 4 business hours.
General Tech Notes
Understanding WebAssist Activation
WebAssist uses product activation to help eliminate piracy and keep software costs low. This TechNote discusses WebAssist product activation and what to do when you encounter an activation error.
Downloading extensions and files
WebAssist products are downloaded from the WebAssist.com site. This document will review the process of obtaining these products and their files by downloading them from your Software Archive.
Installing WebAssist extensions
This TechNote describes steps for installing WebAssist extensions in Adobe products and addresses common installation issues.
Solution Recipes
CSS Menu Writer Solution Recipes
A series of interactive tutorials which describe how to get the most out of CSS Menu Writer are available. Techniques include using CSS Menu Writer with CSS Sculptor, adding database-driven menus with DataAssist, and cusotmizing menus specific to your needs. All CSS Menu Writer Solution Recipes steps are available in PDF format.
