Adobe Embraces HTML5 & Adds HTML5 Pack for Dreamweaver CS5 [Did Adobe Just Realize Flash Is Going to be Replaced by HTML5 in the End?]

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As you already know Google I/O is already underway and we have already told you how Google Wave is now available to everyone and how the company has introduced a Chrome-based Web Store.

Now we’re going to talk about one more interesting announcement of the day, not necessarily related to Google, but an announcement that was made at Google I/O. Adobe is almost ready to recognize the fact that Flash is going to slowly be replaced by HTML5 so it’s only logical to see the company announce HTML5 support for its Dreamweaver CS5 product.

So if you are a web designer or developer that rely heavily on Adobe’s programming solutions then this is definitely good news to you. The Adobe HTML4 Pack will certainly help you reshape the web, or at least the tiny part of the web you represent in order to better attract customers and/or readers.

Lea Hickman, senior director, Creative Solutions at Adobe said about HTML5:

Adobe prides itself on delivering industry-defining tools and being compatible with the most popular Web programming languages, formats, APIs and libraries. We continue to move forward to support the leading edge of work in HTML, enabling our customers to deliver creative content taking advantage of the latest in HTML capabilities.

Having watched the live streaming of today’s keynote from Google I/O I can tell you that Adobe seems really confident it can offer you lots of HTML5 solutions to your programming needs, but that doesn’t mean Flash is going away anytime soon. Sure HTML5 represents the future of the web but Adobe will not kill Flash without a fight. And what better way to keep Flash alive than by bringing Flash support to Android smartphones and tablets? That’s right, Adobe will make some kind of announcement tomorrow at Google I/O about Flash support on said products, but I digress.

The HTML5 Pack extension will let Dreamweaver users to enjoy HTML5 tags and CSS3 capabilities in order to offer a better web experience. The extension comes with WebKit updates and support for video and audio in Dreamweaver CS5’s Live View. Developers and programmers will be able to design multi-screen web pages for various browsers and devices at the same time. But here’s a list of features for Adobe’s HTML5 Pack extension for Dreamweaver:

Introduces the Multiscreen Preview panel , allowing for Live View display on 3 different screen sizes, with Media Query support. (Window > Multiscreen Preview)

Adds code hinting for the HTML5 Tag Library with new tags, attributes, and properties.

Updates code hinting for new attributes and values in existing HTML tags.

Adds code hinting for the following CSS3 specifications: 2D/3D Transformations; Animations; Background and Border; Basic User Interface; Line Layout; Marquee; Media Queries; MultiColumn; Ruby; Text; and Transitions.

Updates Live View to support and . (Requires Quicktime installation.)

Improved rendering for CSS3 in Live View.

Adds HTML5 starter layouts to the New Document Dialog box.

Offers better rendering for new tags in Design View.

The new pack is available free of charge to current Dreamweaver users and it can be downloaded immediately from Adobe. The good news is that it works both with PCs and Macs and we’ll be interested to see how this new tool will influence the work of current Dreamweaver users.

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