In this point we will see the main features the new version of Dreamweaver includes:
RSS Integration: with Dreamweaver 8 you can integrate RSS feeds from other pages just setting the source and drag-and-droping the fields you want to appear. This way you would insert XML data easily.
CSS improvement: in this latest version the compatibility and handling of CSS styles have improved considerably. The CSS styles has been remade for a faster access to the page's style, and includes a new grid from which you will be able to modify the properties of every aspect of the style. Moreover, Dreamweaver 8 adds a new toolbar that helps you to set differents styles deppending on the kind of media the pages is being visualizing (screen, printerm webTV, PDAs...) .
Accessibility: Dreamweaver 8 incorporates an evaluation tool that supports the new WCAG/W3C Priority 2 checkpoints.
File Transfer: Now with Dreamweaver 8 you could keep on working with your files while the program uploads you recent modified files to your server. Its synchronization has been improved in a way that will allow you to manage the file changes and block/unblock files to avoid overwriting.
Improved Interface: The users with visual problems could access to a new Zoom option of the Design View in order to work comfortably and help them to work easily with nested tables. Also the inclusion of rules will help to the measuring of the elements pixel to pixel.
New toolbar: A new toolbar has been added in Dreamweaver 8, you will find it in the left side of the Code View, and it will help you to make the code more accessible since it allows us to browse the code by tags or even to collapse them. You can even add comments with just one click!
Compatibility: We have to mention also the new added compatibility with PHP%, Coldfusion 8 7 and Video Flash.
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