'Related Files' toolbar and code navigator, Live View mode, Rich CSS support, cross-browser validation...
New in CS4 Beta: New user interface, 'Related Files' toolbar and code navigator feature, new Live View mode (based on the open source rendering engine Webkit), Photoshop Smart Objects, code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks, Adobe AIR authoring support, HTML data sets functionality; Release Notes - Last Updated: 05.30.08 Upgrade Meter: 3
New in MX 2004: Rich CSS support, Secure FTP support, cross-browser validation, tighter integration with other Macromedia tools; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v4.0: UltraDev release, integrated text editor for viewing code (with Split View for viewing Code and Design Views at the same time), new Layout View, built-in JavaScript Debugger, Macromedia Flash Buttons and Text support for creating editable vector graphics, Asset Panel, roundtrip graphics editing (with Macromedia Fireworks), Macromedia Exchange site for downloading Dreamweaver extensions; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v3.0: Insert Fireworks HTML, history palette, inline image map tool, quick tag editor, roundtrip server markup, synchronization tool, improved HTML inspector, tabular data object (for importing database info into tables), clean up MS Word HTML command Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v2.0: Roundtrip layers-to-tables coding, automatic link management, XML parser (with roundtrip XML), integration with HomeSite 4.0 (Windows) or BBEdit 5.0 (Mac), new rollover object for quickly creating rollover effects, advanced search and replace tool, visual site map, page color schemes, multi-layer selection, collaboration tools, custom tag database, iCat e-commerce support, Server Side Includes support; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New: Link checking, FTP firewall support, 3.0 browser compatibility conversion
New in v1.2a: Bug fixes and minor interface changes, small background images no longer impair Dreamweaver's performance, images no longer appear washed out on Windows NT Upgrade Meter: 2
Pros: Total solution for professional Web design, excellent support for Dynamic HTML
Cons: Somewhat pricey ($399); still rather slow, especially when compared to standalone text editors
