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Expression Web Fails Me by Jason N. Gaylord

I was using Expression Web to setup a basic CSS layout for a demo I was doing. I had a header, menu, 2 column body, and a footer. The two column body was setup using 2 divs inside of a parent div. Each div used a float attribute which floated the element...

VSIBuilder Version 1.0 Released by Jason N. Gaylord

I needed a way to programatically create a vscontent and vstemplate file for a few large web projects. So, I created a VB 2005 app that does just that. Earlier today I decided that I'd clean it up a bit, throw in a sponsorship plug, and create a click...

Theme Support in Web.config by Jason N. Gaylord

Another thing Scott Guthrie pointed out to me is that in order to get the Theme and the stylesheet to work across the site in design mode, I must set both the theme and syleSheetTheme properties in the web.config file. Otherwise, it will not render in...

Design Rendering of Master Page set in web.config by Jason N. Gaylord

I asked the ASP.NET team a simple question: Why/How can I get the design view to work when I set the master page file in the web.config instead of the page level. Scott Guthrie replied back with a link that didn't necessarily answer my question, but provided...

Microsoft Improves CSS Support with Expression WD and CSS Control Adapters by Jason N. Gaylord

Have you downloaded the Microsoft Expression Web Designer or CSS Control Adapters yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Many designers have argued that Microsoft does not support CSS throughout the design/dev tools and also with rendering the controls...

Microsoft releases CTP for Expression Web Designer by Jason N. Gaylord

I just noticed that Microsoft has released the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) for the Expression Web Designer . The Expression Web Designer allows designers to build standards-based Web sites, includes sophisticated CSS-based layouts, includes...
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