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HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible - CSS
disappointing I bought a dutch translation of this book, and was rather disappointed. I wanted to learn more about xhtml, to be able to work on my own website, and ...

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1. Creatively design interactive layouts for websites and rich Internet applications (RIAs)
2. Create and edit vector and bitmap images, or import and modify native Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator files
3. Optimize graphics for virtually any scenario with preview, selective JPEG compression, and a wide range of export controls
4. Import Photoshop PSD files while retaining layers, effects, and blend modes and save Fireworks PNG files in native Photoshop format; copy and paste objects from Fireworks CS4 into Dreamweaver CS4 or Adobe Flash CS4 Professional software
5. Prototype layouts for RIAs in Fireworks and then export them directly to Flex, while retaining absolute positioning, styling, and professional-quality coding

Customer Review :

DON'T UPGRADE. This version of Fireworks crashes constantly.

Adobe Fireworks CS4 is one of most unstable pieces of junk I've ever had the torture of using. I used Fireworks 8 without a hitch for three years, and my company upgraded to CS4, and now the app crashes or freezes up constantly on a brand new HP Pentium 4 with 4GB RAM. Other programs work fine on this machine.

Fireworks CS4 is riddled with bugs. I might have a 500KB file open, and I'll try to add a filter, or move some text around, and boom -- Fireworks crashes. This occurs literally every 5-10 minutes, whether I have a few other programs open or not. I've gotten into the habit of saving the file over and over, after each and every change. A few times the program even crashed DURING the save process. When I re-opened the file, this last bit of work had vanished.

It is so shocking that a company can charge enterprise-level prices but not provide enterprise-level stability for its software.

FW CS4 is also a memory hog. When Fireworks sits idle with no files loaded, it takes up about 220MB of memory. In contrast, Photoshop CS4 only uses about 75MB. Why should FW need triple the memory? Either because it is three times more powerful than Photoshop, or, more likely, it is bloated beyond repair.

At this moment I have a single file open that contains five states with a canvas of 1200x2000, and perhaps 30MB of uncompressed image data, no serious filtering effects applied, and 20 text layers in total. Guess how much RAM that Windows Task Manager reports FW is using? Normally,

~400MB. Nearly half a GIG.

C'mon Adobe. Fix your software.


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more crashes than on amature NASCAR night.

wow! what a piece of garbage this software is and how amazingly bad, unhelpful, and time consuming Adobe's tech support staff respond to this product's problems - if they respond...

Wanna play with software that let's you truly know misery and frustration - buy this product...

Wanna make a working website or "rapidly design" something... try something else - I'm sorry I don't know what to use instead. Any suggestions?

Business people, be forewarned, do not buy Fireworks CS4 if you work with deadlines.

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Works Fine, Excellent Product

I have been using Fireworks CS4 (Win) for several weeks, mostly in prototyping and website design. I have experienced none of the buggines and instability others here describe. Usually, I am running 10 or 20 other apps in the background, including Photoshp CS4, Lightroom, Visio, Outlook, IE, Firefox, Remote Desktops, etc. I use it accross 4 monitors. I have had no problems - at all.

I am also testing a trial version Expression and SketchFlow. So far, at least for the wireframes and prototyping, I prefer Fireworks. It is powerful and allows me to leverage the tools and features I am used to working with across the Adobe product family. I still need more time with Expression Suite to make any final decisions, but my immediate knee jerk reaction is Fireworks is more intuative and powerful. I will probably end up using different applications for specific tasks. Fireworks is a great design tool.




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The previous review is right on

This software isn't working for me at all. At first it was very temperamental and would only work some of the time. Recently I had to move everything to a new hard drive and Fireworks stopped working entirely. The fact that this software has been out for over a year and still won't even launch is unbelievable.

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2. Condition: New
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Customer Review :

Makes you think

If you ever wanted to reach into your computer screen and throttle the jerk who made that annoying website, the author does it for you. Very helpful in thinking about the design of my websites.
I still find testing hard to implement and suspect others will too. But for general principles, this book nails it.

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Most read for web usability beginner

Do I like the book?
Yes, an easy to read and simple book with easy to learn methods.

Do I recommend you to read this book?
Yes, if you are a beginner in web usability looking to start your career or you are just interested in the subject in general and want to take a quick look then this book is perfect for you.
The book sets you in track then offers a list of other great books to read so you can continue your journey.

A thank you to author.

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Clear, Concise, Funny, Great Examples

That pretty much sums it up.

The chapters are very well organized. Though this book covers a lot of material, it is done in a logical and concise manner. His points are reinforced through great examples that pick apart what is good and bad, or can be improved upon.

And it made me laugh while I learned. This guy certainly must be top dog in web design if his book is any indication.

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"Already a Classic" - Many in my industry reference this book. I give it to new clients all the time.

This book does an excellent job explaining the fine science and art of good website usability.

Even my experienced usability and design people say they learned something new in this book. Beyond learning new stuff, one of the best things about this book is that it gives us a new way to explain website usability to people. The many pictures help.

I give this to clients all the time. It's good for everyone from CEO's to in-house dev people.

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Easy Read...Great Intro to Web Usability

If you're looking for a fast read on Web Usability, this is a great book. Krug provides great examples and makes the subject fun. Some of it is a tad dated, as I believe it was written in 2005. I assume a 3rd edition will include more recent examples and delve into social media sites, etc.

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