configuring Dreamweaver for live-preview

[Allan-JJJ]

Hello

 

I use Dreamweaver 8 for editing osCommerce php-files and test it with a local xampp installation. When using Dreamweavers splitscreen-view (code & design/preview), the 'live-data' preview is faulty. The CSS-formatting details like background-images are not shown. Does anyone know how to configure Dreamweaver to show the correct design?

 

My configuration in detail:

Win2k sp4

ie 5.5 sp2

PHP 5.1.2 (xampp)

Dreamweaver 8

 

Dreamweaver project: (I guess the english labels)

local root folder: D:\Internet\xampp\htdocs\osceasm\catalog\

hyperlinks relative to: document

no remote server

testserver:

technology: php/mysql

access: local/network

test-server folder: D:\Internet\xampp\htdocs\osceasm\catalog\

url-prefix: http://localhost/osceasm/catalog/

Cloaking on (don?t understand this option)

 

In the filebrowser 'Testserver' is selected and

view -> live data (ctrl + shift + R)

 

A new bar is shown above the code-view and the design/preview shows the rendered site similar to a external webbrowser showing the site. Unfortunately much css-layout is not shown and I can?t fully benefit from the integrated preview.

Has anyone tried this with ie 6.0?

 

Greetings

 

al

[Wendy James]

I use dreamweaver and as far as I know it does not show the pages correctly/fully and I do not know of any way to get it to.

 

I just run easyphp (same as xampp) while working on the pages and look at the sites that way as I make changes.