Triangle

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Triangle empowers web designers to build richer and more advanced websites without coding and with less stress and less work directly inside Dreamweaver. Triangle is the third tool in the ultimate toolkit a designer can have after Photoshop and Dreamweaver. It enables web designers to manage all their websites including the ability to add and update web pages and templates. It empowers them to add next generation business functionality using a point and click approach all from inside Dreamweaver.

Contents 1 Triangle Version 2.6 2 Installing Triangle 3 Working with Triangle 4 Web Pages and Templates 5 Modules 6 Advanced Tab 7 Troubleshooting Triangle connection issues 7.1 Triangle and AVG security suite issues

Triangle Version 2.6

The latest release of Triangle is version 2.6 which will provide full support for both our data centers. So whether you have some sites hosted in North America and others in Asia Pacific, Triangle will automatically connect to the correct one and allow you to work with that site directly inside Adobe Dreamweaver. Please note Triangle 2.6 will no longer support Dreamweaver 8 on Mac.

Triangle 2.6 will work on:

   * On Mac Dreamweaver CS3 and CS4 only
   * On Windows Dreamweaver v8, CS3, and CS4

Download the latest Version of Triangle HERE

Installing Triangle

Installing Triangle is very simple and quick. After downloading Triangle simply click on the file and it will automatically install itself. Please ensure you have Macromedia's Extension Manager installed on your computer (comes with Dreamweaver). Please also ensure you meet the minimum system requirement. Triangle works for both Windows and Macintosh based computers.

After you have installed Triangle, access it inside Dreamweaver from the Window menu and choose Triangle.

Working with Triangle

Triangle enables you to login and load any of your websites inside Dreamweaver. As you can have more than one website you can use the same username and password to selectively login to each one.

Web Pages and Templates

Triangle enables you to instantly download any web pages or templates from your website, edit in Dreamweaver and save back to the server. Key features for Web Pages and Templates are:

• Create working version of web pages and templates
• Publish web pages and templates
• View archived history of web pages and templates
• Rollback to a previous version of web pages and templates
• Create new web pages and templates
• Preview working or live copy of web page
• And more

Modules

Modules enhance the functionality of web sites significantly. They enable you to create highly rich and functional websites quickly and effortlessly. You no longer need to spend your time programming nor be proficient in programming. The time consuming, costly and complex nature of creating highly functional websites has now been streamlined and is available to you using a click and point approach.

There are a vast number of modules available so that you can create functional web pages and templates. Some module types are ready for you to insert into a web page. For other module types you need to first create them using the web-based administration before you can add them to your web pages. For instance if you want to add a new navigational menu to your website, you would create it first using the web-based administration interface and then add it to a web page inside Dreamweaver. This applied for most module types such as Email Newsletter Campaigns, Web Forms, Photo Galleries and so forth.

Advanced Tab

This tab has two main functions. It provides you with the ability to customize content, system message and outbound emails. It also allows you to quickly retrieve any Style Sheet (.css) or JavaScript (.js) file from your website, edit it and save it back. As these file types are often used when creating or updating websites, using Triangle to work with them is much faster than using FTP.

Troubleshooting Triangle connection issues

Please note that Triangle uses web services to connect to servers and that it does not require port forwarding or any special setup on your router as it works on port 80, same port your browser uses.

There are some issues where the security software block the Triangle connection and even though your network settings and internet connection are fine you get the following message -

Triangle and AVG security suite issues

There is a particular issue with AVG Web Shield preventing Triangle from connecting. To resolve this issue then the Web Shield component from AVG needs to be turned off.

This can be done from the AVG Overview interface as shown below -

Then double clicking the Web Shield icon will open The Web Shield component settings window. Uncheck the Enable Web Shield and click on Save changes.

Then go back to Dreamweaver and try logging in again.