Dreamweaver (CS3) moment: text not visible in Design View

August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’ve used Dreamweaver for a long time, so when I brought in a file for editing and saw that the text was not visible in Design View, I was taken by surprise. This had never happened before, and the file I was working on was fairly uncomplicated. I had a Spry collapsible panel, some JavaScript, and an iframe in the page, but I’d incorporated those elements in files before without losing text visibility.

It turns out that the problem was really quite simple. I’d used PhotoShop CS2’s Image Ready to generate an HTML page, but forgot that Image Ready had not inserted a doc type at the head of the HTML file. Once I did that, and made sure that the file was compliant (e.g. no /> end brackets in HTML, just > brackets), my text was visible in Design View.

I looked all over the Web for a solution, and there were very few, and all of those arcane and not germane to my issue. So I am publishing this here for others who encounter this simple but mystifying situation.

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Blazing Saddles VII photos and video

August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago I posted the photos and a video of stills (with music) on the Payden Memorial Foundation Web site. I thought those who pledged my ride (for over $1000!) and those who rode, sponsored, and volunteered would like to check it out:

http://www.payden.org/BlazingGallery/

Sparkling Dawg Design is the official volunteer Web designer and hosting service for the Payden Memorial Foundation.

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Wooden Boats of the Mountains: 5 PM Saturday, August 30

August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Montana Boatbuilders, Inc., designers of beautiful wooden boats, will once again host “Wooden Boats of the Mountains,” a show of Montana wooden boats of all kinds accompanied by a delicious BBQ and music. This year’s event is at the Yellowstone Valley Ranch at 3840 Highway 89 South in Paradise Valley. All types of boats are welcome and will be on display including traditional framed boats, kits, scratch built and custom wooden boats. (Ranch directions.)
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Here are the event notes from Jason Cajune of Montana Boatbuilders:

The riverfront at Yellowstone Valley Ranch is very similar to Mallards Rest where we have had the show in previous years but a little more spacious and more importantly, we will have the benefits of one of the best chefs around. There will be a barbecue featuring the ranch’s chef Josh who does great mixed grill dinners and we just can’t pass up the opportunity to have a float in, drive in venue in the middle of the valley with music.

The show will start at 5 PM Saturday, and for those wishing to float in the options for put ins are: Grey Owl or Emigrant upstream. Take out can be at the ranch or a short float down to either Loch Leven, or Mallards Rest.

Camping is available at either Loch Leven or Mallards rest. Shuttles will be available through local shuttle services.

With the upgrade in barbecue fare from our previous years of beans and dogs, dinner will be $15/plate and worth every cent+!

Bring your wooden driftboat, canoe, kayak, rowboat, tugboat, kit boat or homemade craft and see what’s going on!
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