About Me

nerd.of.steel: Rocco Augsuto

I am a Web Developer, Consultant, and former Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) based out of the City of Roses - Portland, Oregon. I have over 16 years of education and experience in the art of Web Design and Development and have no plans to stop my quest for knowledge anytime soon. Over the past couple years I have been moving into the mobile Internet space and started developing applications for the Google Android platform.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Woes

Posted: Feb 11, 11:57 AM

I ran across a rather odd Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 bug that I felt was worth sharing so no one went through the roller coaster ride of angry emotions that troubleshooting ridiculous bugs always seems to cause. So check this out — Dreamweaver CS3 has a really nasty bug that will crash the application if there is a CSS file in your defined site that is exactly 8KB (8.192 Bytes). Took me a few hours to figure it out but after a little digging through the Interweb and confirming it on Adobe’s support line, if you have a file that is exactly 8.192 Bytes or a multiple of that, it will crash the app and you will be doomed to not getting any work done. What would be the workaround you ask? Add some comments to your CSS files if you are coming close the 8KB mark to pad your files.

You know I use to love Dreamweaver for coding XHTML/CSS but lately I haven’t been too impressed with where the product was going since Adobe took the helm. Lately I have been using Aptana Studio and haven’t looked back. Unfortunately I can only use Aptana at home as the marketing agency I work for requires the use of Dreamweaver for all of their web development projects. If you haven’t checked out Aptana Studios, I highly suggest giving it a whirl, you might fall in love with it as I have.