Lessons 6 and 7

The majority of Lesson 6 described the use of the float and clear properties when choosing layouts for objects in a webpage. The floated property was created to allow text to wrap around an image, but only allows "left", "right", and "none" justifications; it can not be floated to the center. The clear property says which sides of an element floating elements are not allowed and can be applied to an element with the values "left", "right", or "both". The lesson also talks about what makes a good layout and how to make something change color while hovering over an object. What I found most interesting, however, is that the lesson had mentioned quite a bit about optimization for IE 6. Why this matters, I have no clue, but I found a good reason why no one should have the web browser anymore here.

Lesson 7 was a bit more interesting for me, because it went into talking about tables and how to create them. I personally do not believe in changing table sizes through the design panel of Dreamweaver, because when the browser size changes, it makes the table look weird. I think it is better to know the dimensions of the finished table before going to Insert > Table. Also, if something is designed in purely HTML, when you change the style sheet of the website, the code for that object will not change. So, I just find that tables are best not to mess with too much after they've been created (but of course, this is just personal preference).

Also, did anyone else notice the random gradient thrown into the table on page 194? It was really bothering me that they did not say how to put that there (just how to change the color), so I looked it up. I think they just imported an image as the background for that part of the table, which Adobe's website says you can do by selecting the table element you wish to add in the Document window (design view) and changing the background field in the Property inspector.