When
you release the mouse button, both rulers are adjusted to show negative values above and to the right of the
new origin point. To return the origin point to its default setting, choose View ??? Rulers ??? Reset Origin, or
you can simply double-click the intersection of the rulers.
You can access a ruler context menu by right-clicking (Control+clicking) the ruler itself. The
context menu enables you to change the system of measurement, reset the origin point, or
hide the rulers.
Working with guides
With the advent of CSS layouts, Web designers found themselves needing a toolset more traditionally associated
with graphic programs: guides. A guide is a single, thin, positionable line used at design-time to align
elements on a page. Guides are either horizontal or vertical and stretch from one edge of the browser window
to the other.
TIP TIP
384
Adding Advanced Design Features Part III
Dreamweaver guides are wonderfully powerful and incorporate standard features found in graphic programs
like Photoshop and Fireworks as well as some unique Web-centric options. Guides can be shown or
hidden, set precisely, varied in color, snap-to-the-grid and/or objects. You can even have objects snap to
guides. Dreamweaver designers will find guides a welcome addition to their working toolbox.
Pages:
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762