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- DREAMWEAVER 1
- Copyright 2
- Contents 3
- Chapter 1: Introduction 7
- Creating an extension 8
- Introduction 9
- Ways to customize Dreamweaver 10
- • Normal HTML-style tags 12
- • String-delimited tags 12
- <tagspec> 13
- Customizing Dreamweaver 14
- • Remove Extra Closing Tags 15
- <deleteditems> 17
- Changing FTP mappings 18
- 5 Save the file 19
- Defining dynamic templates 24
- See also 25
- Providing localized strings 26
- Customizing workspace layouts 27
- <application> 28
- <document> 28
- <panelframe> 29
- <panelcontainer> 30
- <panel> 30
- About code hints 36
- JavaScript code hinting 37
- Customizing Code view 38
- Code hints tags 41
- <menugroup> 42
- <description> 42
- <function> 44
- <method> 45
- <parammenu> 46
- <parammenuitem> 47
- <optionparammenu> 47
- <optionparammenuitem> 48
- <property> 48
- <event> 49
- About code coloring 50
- <scheme> 51
- <blockEnd> 52
- <blockStart> 53
- <brackets> 53
- <charStart> 53
- <charEnd> 54
- <charEsc> 54
- <commentStart> 54
- <commentEnd> 54
- <cssImport/> 55
- <cssMedia/> 55
- <cssProperty/> 55
- <cssSelector/> 56
- <cssValue/> 56
- <defaultAttribute> 56
- <defaultTag> 56
- <defaultText/> 57
- <endOfLineComment> 57
- <entity/> 57
- <functionKeyword> 58
- <idChar1> 58
- <idCharRest> 58
- <ignoreCase> 59
- <ignoreMMTParams> 59
- <ignoreTags> 59
- <isLocked> 59
- <keyword> 60
- <keywords> 60
- <numbers/> 60
- <operators> 61
- <regexp> 61
- <sampleText> 61
- <stringStart> 62
- <stringEnd> 63
- <stringEsc> 63
- <tagGroup> 63
- Scheme processing 65
- Wildcard characters 66
- Escape characters 67
- Maximum string length 67
- Scheme precedence 68
- Editing schemes 69
- Code coloring examples 70
- About Code validation 73
- <css-support> 74
- <value> 75
- About Vertical Split view 76
- About related files 77
- About Live view 79
- Reloading extensions 84
- Extension APIs 85
- Localizing an extension 86
- Extending Dreamweaver 87
- Editable select lists 89
- Database controls 91
- Tree controls 93
- Creating a tree control 94
- A Smart Object example 99
- Object Model 101
- The Dreamweaver DOM 102
- EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4 103
- The site object 109
- Chapter 7: Insert bar objects 110
- Insert bar definition tags 111
- <category> 112
- <menubutton> 112
- <insertbar> 112
- <button /> 113
- <checkbutton /> 113
- <separator /> 114
- Insert bar objects 115
- Modifying the Insert bar 117
- Create the HTML file 119
- Adding a dialog box 122
- 1 Create an HTML file 124
- 2 Add the following code: 124
- The objects API functions 126
- How detection works 131
- An Issues example 131
- The issues API functions 133
- Chapter 9: Commands 137
- A simple command example 138
- Writing the JavaScript code 139
- 1 Create a new blank file 140
- 3 Save the file 141
- Commands 142
- The commands API functions 143
- The menus.xml file 147
- <menubar> 148
- <menu> 148
- <menuitem> 149
- <separator> 150
- <shortcutlist> 151
- <shortcut> 151
- <tool> 152
- <action> 153
- <activate> 153
- <override> 154
- Change keyboard shortcuts 155
- Menus and menu commands 156
- Menu commands 157
- How menu commands work 158
- A simple menu command example 159
- A dynamic menu example 162
- Chapter 11: Toolbars 173
- How toolbar commands work 174
- A simple toolbar command file 175
- The toolbar definition file 176
- <toolbar> 177
- Toolbars 178
- <include/> 179
- <itemtype/> 179
- <itemref/> 179
- <separator/> 180
- Toolbar item tags 181
- <radiobutton> 182
- <dropdown> 183
- <combobox> 184
- <editcontrol> 185
- <colorpicker> 185
- Item tag attributes 186
- • Clicks a button 190
- Chapter 12: Reports 199
- A simple site report example 200
- Stand-alone reports 201
- How stand-alone reports work 202
- Write the JavaScript code 203
- The reports API functions 204
- Tag library file format 209
- The Tag Chooser 212
- Create a tag editor UI 215
- Tag libraries and editors 216
- Add a tag to Tag Chooser 217
- The tag editor API functions 218
- Property inspector files 220
- Property inspectors 221
- Create the user interface 222
- Create the image 225
- Test the Property inspector 225
- Chapter 15: Floating panels 228
- Creating the floating panels 229
- Floating panels 231
- Creating a menu item 233
- About performance 238
- Chapter 16: Behaviors 240
- A simple behavior example 241
- Create the behavior extension 242
- Behaviors 243
- The behaviors API functions 245
- Chapter 17: Server behaviors 252
- Dreamweaver architecture 253
- The script file 254
- Defining the code to insert 255
- Server behaviors 256
- The server behavior API 257
- EDML files 264
- Group EDML file tags 265
- <group> attributes 266
- <title> 268
- <groupParticipants> 268
- <groupParticipant> 269
- Participant EDML files 271
- <quickSearch> 272
- <insertText> 272
- <insertText> attributes 273
- <searchPatterns> 275
- <searchPattern> 276
- <updatePatterns> 280
- <updatePattern> 280
- <delete> 282
- <delete> attributes 282
- <translator> 283
- <translations> 284
- <translation> 284
- <openTag> 286
- <attributes> 287
- <attribute> 287
- <display> 288
- <closeTag> 288
- Server behavior techniques 289
- Search pattern resolution 292
- Updating server behaviors 293
- Deleting server behaviors 294
- Chapter 18: Data sources 296
- Data sources 297
- A simple data source example 298
- 2 Enter the following: 299
- MyDatasource Variable 301
- Test the new data source 303
- Chapter 19: Server formats 309
- Server formats 310
- Chapter 20: Components 315
- Properties of tree control 317
- Components 319
- • When server model changes 326
- Chapter 21: Server models 328
- Server models 329
- • ASP version 2.0 334
- • ADODB version 2.1 334
- Chapter 22: Data translators 335
- Data translators 336
- Create the tagspec tag 342
- Create the icon 342
- 2 Enter the following code: 345
- • The dom argument 351
- • A pointer to the function 354
- Data types 355
- The C-level API 355
- JSBool JS_DefineFunction() 356
- JSBool JS_ValueToInteger() 357
- JSBool JS_ValueToDouble() 357
- JSBool JS_ValueToBoolean() 358
- JSBool JS_ValueToObject() 358
- JS_ValueToUCString() 358
- JSBool JS_StringToValue() 359
- JSBool JS_UCStringToValue() 359
- JSBool JS_DoubleToValue() 360
- JSVal JS_BooleanToValue() 360
- JSVal JS_IntegerToValue() 360
- JSVal JS_ObjectToValue() 361
- JSObject *JS_NewArrayObject() 361
- JSBool JS_GetElement() 362
- JSBool JS_SetElement() 362
- JSBool JS_ExecuteScript() 363
- JSBool JS_ReportError() 363
- C-level extensibility 364
- JSBool MM_ConfigFileExists() 366
- JSBool MM_DeleteConfigFile() 370
- Chapter 24: The Shared folder 373
- The MM folder 374
- The Scripts subfolder 375
- The Class folder 375
- The CMN folder 376
- Other folders 377
- Using the Shared folder 378
Summary of Contents
Page 1 - DREAMWEAVER
Extending ADOBE® DREAMWEAVER® CS4
Page 2 - Copyright
4Chapter 2: Customizing DreamweaverIn addition to creating and using Adobe Dreamweaver extensions, you can customize Dreamweaver in many ways, which l
Page 3 - Contents
94EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4User interfaces for extensions<html xmlns:MMStr ing="http://www.adobe.com /schemes/data/ string/"> <h
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95Chapter 6: The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelIn Adobe Dreamweaver, the Document Object Model (DOM) is a critically important structure for extens
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96EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelIf you are familiar with JavaScript in browsers, you can reference objects in the acti
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97EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelObject Properties Methods Eventswindow navigator •document •innerWidth •innerHeight •s
Page 7 - Chapter 1: Introduction
98EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object Modelform In addition to the properties that are available for all tags: tags:elements • (a
Page 8 - Creating an extension
99EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelProperties and methods of the document object The following table details the properti
Page 9 - Introduction
100EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelProperty or method Return valuenodeType • Node.DOCUMENT_NODEparentNode • null paren
Page 10 - Ways to customize Dreamweaver
101EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelProperties and methods of HTML The following table lists the properties and methods o
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102EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelProperties and methods of text objects Each contiguous block of text in an HTML docum
Page 12 - • String-delimited tags
103EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Dreamweaver Document Object ModelThe dreamweaver and site objectsDreamweaver implements the standard objects that are
Page 13 - <tagspec>
5EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverChange the appearance of a dialog box1 In Dreamweaver, select Edit > Preferences, and then select
Page 14 - Customizing Dreamweaver
104Chapter 7: Insert bar objectsYou can add items to the Insert bar to automate repetitive tasks for your users or even create dialog boxes for users
Page 15 - • Remove Extra Closing Tags
105EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects2 If Dreamweaver displays a dialog box in step 1, the user enters parameters for the object (such as the
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106EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects<insertbar>DescriptionThis tag signals the content of the Insert bar definition file. The </ins
Page 17 - <deleteditems>
107EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsExample <menubutton id="DW_ImageMenu" name="Images" image="Common\imageme
Page 18 - Changing FTP mappings
108EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects<separator />DescriptionThis tag displays a vertical line on the Insert bar.Attributes{showIf}Exam
Page 19 - 5 Save the file
109EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsshowIf="enabler"DescriptionThis attribute specifies that this button should appear on the Inse
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110EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectscommand="API_function"DescriptionInstead of referring Dreamweaver to an HTML file that contain
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111EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsModifying the Insert barYou can move objects from one category to another, rename categories, and comple
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112EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsCreate a new category1 Save a backup copy of insertbar.xml (with a name such as “insertbar.backup.xml”).
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113EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsBecause this example performs text manipulation, you may want to explore some of the objects from the Te
Page 24 - Defining dynamic templates
6EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver2 Open Extensions.txt in a text editor. 3 Add a new line for each new file type. In capital letters,
Page 25 - See also
114EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsWithin the objectTag() function, use dw.getFocus() to determine whether the Code view is the current vie
Page 26 - Providing localized strings
115EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects5 Save the file that now contains the JavaScript functions as Strikethrough.js in the Configuration/Obje
Page 27 - Customizing workspace layouts
116EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsAdding a dialog boxYou can add a form to your object to let the user enter parameters before Dreamweaver
Page 28 - <document>
117EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects2 Save the file as Strikethrough.htm.3 Reload the extensions (see “Reloading extensions” on page 78).Te
Page 29 - <panelframe>
118EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects• Strike through the content they want to remove or make new content blueOrganize the files1 Create a ne
Page 30 - <panel>
119EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsCreate the image1 Create a GIF file that is 18 x 18 pixels, which looks like the following figure:2 Save
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120EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objects <button id="DW_Blue_Text" image="Editorial\AddBlue.gif name="Blue Text" fil
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121EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsExample The following code tells Dreamweaver to check to see that the document contains a particular str
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122EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsinsertObject() AvailabilityDreamweaver MX.Description This function is required if the objectTag() funct
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123EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsobjectTag()DescriptionThe objectTag() and insertObject() functions are mutually exclusive: If both are d
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7EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverString-delimited tags start with one string and end with another string. They are like empty HTML tag
Page 36 - About code hints
124EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Insert bar objectsReturnsDreamweaver expects a string of the form "widthInPixels,heightInPixels".The returned di
Page 37 - JavaScript code hinting
125Chapter 8: Browser compatibility check issues APIIn Adobe Dreamweaver, the browser compatibility check (BCC) feature helps you create page layouts
Page 38 - Customizing Code view
126EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Browser compatibility check issues APIColAndColgroupCapturedByCaption.htm <!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "-// //DWExtensi
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127EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Browser compatibility check issues API // if styles are declared for any colgroup or col // tag in thi
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128EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Browser compatibility check issues APIDescriptionSearches the document for the combination of CSS and HTML that will trigg
Page 41 - Code hints tags
129EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Browser compatibility check issues APIgetAffectedBrowserDisplayNames()AvailabilityDreamweaver CS3.DescriptionProvides Drea
Page 42 - <description>
130EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Browser compatibility check issues APIDescriptionProvides Dreamweaver with the name or a short description of the issue.Ar
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131Chapter 9: CommandsAdobe Dreamweaver commands can perform almost any kind of edit to a user’s current document, other open documents, or any HTML d
Page 44 - <function>
132EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandsAdding commands to the Commands menuDreamweaver automatically adds any files that are inside the Configuration/Com
Page 45 - <method>
133EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Commands <!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "-//Adobe//DWExtension layout-engine 10.0//dialog"> <HTML> <HEAD
Page 46 - <parammenu>
8EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver• start_string specifies a delimiter that marks the beginning of a string-delimited tag. String-delim
Page 47 - <optionparammenu>
134EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandsDetermine whether the command should be enabled or dimmedThe first task in creating a command is to determine when
Page 48 - <property>
135EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandsOtherwise, canAcceptCommand() returns the value false and Dreamweaver dims the item, as shown in the following fig
Page 49 - <event>
136EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Commands function changeCase() { var uorl; // Check whether user requested uppercase or lowercase. if (document.forms
Page 50 - About code coloring
137EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandsThe changeCase() function first tests the property document.forms[0].elements[0].checked. The document.forms[0].el
Page 51 - <scheme>
138EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandscanAcceptCommand()DescriptionThis function determines whether the command is appropriate for the current selection
Page 52 - <blockEnd>
139EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandsExampleThe following instance of commandButtons() defines three buttons: OK, Cancel, and Help that appear at the u
Page 53 - <charStart>
140EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4CommandsreceiveArguments()DescriptionThis function processes any arguments that pass from a menu item or from the dw.runCo
Page 54 - <commentEnd>
141Chapter 10: Menus and menu commandsAdobe Dreamweaver creates all its menus from the structure defined in the menus.xml file in the Dreamweaver Conf
Page 55 - <cssProperty/>
142EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands<menubar>DescriptionProvides information about a menu bar in the Dreamweaver menu structure.A
Page 56 - <defaultTag>
143EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsContentsThis tag can contain one or more menuitem tags, and one or more separator tags. It can also
Page 57 - <entity/>
9EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverHow custom tags appear in the Design viewThe way that custom tags appear in the Design view of the Do
Page 58 - <idCharRest>
144EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands• arguments Provides arguments for Dreamweaver to pass to the code in the JavaScript file that you
Page 59 - <isLocked>
145EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsAttributes{app}app The name of the application in which the separator is shown. Not currently use
Page 60 - <numbers/>
146EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsAttributeskey, {app}, {platform}, {file}, {arguments}, {command}, id, {name}• key The key combinat
Page 61 - <sampleText>
147EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsExample <tool name="Hand tool" id="com.Macromedia.dreamweaver.tools.hand">
Page 62 - <stringStart>
148EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsExample <activate name="Switch to Hand tool" key="H" id="DWTools_Hand_A
Page 63 - <tagGroup>
149EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsCreate a submenu while moving a menu command1 Place the insertion point inside a menu (somewhere be
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150EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsIf you reassign a keyboard shortcut, change it on a printed copy of the matrix for future reference
Page 65 - Scheme processing
151EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsMenu commandsMenu commands make menus more flexible and dynamic. Menu commands can perform almost a
Page 66 - Wildcard characters
152EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsDelete a command you’ve created1 Select Commands > Edit Command List.A dialog box appears, listi
Page 67 - Maximum string length
153EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands12 The dialog box remains visible until one of the scripts in the menu commands file calls the wind
Page 68 - Scheme precedence
10EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver• Deselect the Never Rewrite Code: In Files With Extensions option. (Deselecting this option lets Dr
Page 69 - Editing schemes
154EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands function canAcceptCommand() { var selarray; if (arguments.length != 1) return false; var bResu
Page 70 - Code coloring examples
155EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands function receiveArguments(){ if (arguments.length != 2) return; var whatToDo = arguments[0];
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156EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsA dynamic menu exampleThis example implements the Dreamweaver Preview In Browser submenu that displ
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157EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands function getDynamicContent(itemID) { var browsers = null; var PIB = null; var i; var j=0; br
Page 73 - About Code validation
158EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands function canAcceptCommand() { var PIB = dw.getBrowserList(); if (arguments[0] == 'primar
Page 74 - <css-support>
159EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsbHavePreviewTarget = false; else if (strTemp.indexOf("/") == -1) bHavePreviewTarget = f
Page 75 - <value>
160EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsreceiveArguments()Dreamweaver calls the receiveArguments() function to let the command process any
Page 76 - About Vertical Split view
161EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commands} else { // Otherwise, F12 or Ctrl+F12 was pressed, ask if the user wants // to specify a prima
Page 77 - About related files
162EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandscanAcceptCommand()DescriptionDetermines whether the menu item is active or dimmed.Arguments{arg1},
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163EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsArgumentsmenuIDThe menuIDargument is the value of the id attribute in the menuitem tag that is asso
Page 79 - About Live view
11EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverNote: To install extensions that all users can use in a multiuser operating system, you must be logg
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164EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsExample function isCommandChecked() { var bChecked = false; var cssStyle = arguments[0]; if (
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165EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandssetMenuText()DescriptionSpecifies the text that should appear in the menu.Note: Do not use this fun
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166EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Menus and menu commandsExampleThe following example of windowDimensions() sets the dimensions of the Parameters dialog box
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167Chapter 11: ToolbarsYou can create a toolbar for Adobe Dreamweaver simply by creating a file that defines the toolbar and placing that file in the
Page 84 - Reloading extensions
168EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars• You can horizontally dock toolbars to the top or bottom of the frame window. • Toolbars remain a fixed size. A t
Page 85 - Extension APIs
169EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsA simple toolbar command fileThis simple example implements a Title text box item as seen on the Dreamweaver Docum
Page 86 - Localizing an extension
170EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars function receiveArguments(newTitle) { var dom = dw.getDocumentDOM(); if (dom) dom.setTitle(newTitle); }Dream
Page 87 - Extending Dreamweaver
171EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsAfter the declarations, the file consists of a single toolbarset tag, which contains any number of the following t
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172EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars• container="mainframe" or "document" Defaults to "mainframe". Specifies where the t
Page 89 - Editable select lists
173EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars<include/>DescriptionLoads toolbar items from the specified file before continuing to load the current file.
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12EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverExample <deleteditems> <!-- item tags here --> </deleteditems><item>Descri
Page 91 - Database controls
174EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsAttributesid, {showIf}• id="id_reference" Required. Must be the ID of an item that was previously define
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175EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsToolbar item tagsEach type of toolbar item has its own tag and set of required and optional attributes. You can de
Page 93 - Tree controls
176EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsFor a description of each attribute, see “Item tag attributes” on page 180.ContentsNone.ContainerThe toolbar tag
Page 94 - Creating a tree control
177EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsExample <RADIOBUTTON ID="DW_CodeView" image="Toolbars/images/MM/codeView.gif" disabledIma
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178EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsAttributes id, tooltip, file, enabled, checked, value, command, {showIf}, {label}, {width}, {domRequired}, {update
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179EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars<editcontrol>DescriptionAn edit control box is a text-editing box that executes its command when the user ch
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180EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsExample <colorpicker id="Color_Example" image="Toolbars/images/colorpickerIcon.gif" disab
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181EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsExample image="Toolbars/images/MM/codenav.gif"disabledImage="image_path"Optional. Dreamweaver
Page 99 - A Smart Object example
182EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsmenuID="menu_id"This attribute is required for menu buttons and combo buttons, unless you specify the ge
Page 100
183EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbarschecked="script"This attribute is required for check buttons and radio buttons. Dreamweaver ignores the
Page 101 - Object Model
13EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver HTML DmWr TEXT ASCIIIn both the FTPExtensionMap.txt file and FTPExtensionMapMac.txt file (Macintosh
Page 102 - The Dreamweaver DOM
184EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars• onEveryIdle executes regularly when the application is idle. This can be time-consuming because the enabler/chec
Page 103 - EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4
185EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars <button id="DW_Undo" image="Toolbars/images/MM/undo.gif" disabledImage="Toolbars/
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186EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsExample function canAcceptCommand() { return (dw.getDocumentDOM() != null); }getCurrentValue()AvailabilityDream
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187EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsThe name getDynamicContent() is a misnomer because this function should be used even if the list of entries in the
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188EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsReturnsDreamweaver expects a string that contains a menu ID, which is defined in the menus.xml file.Example functi
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189EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsArgumentsNone.ReturnsDreamweaver expects a string that contains a comma-separated list of update handlers. For a c
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190EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Toolbars function isCommandChecked() { var bChecked = false; var style = arguments[0]; var textFormat = dw.getDocument
Page 109 - The site object
191EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsreceiveArguments()AvailabilityDreamweaver MX.DescriptionProcesses any arguments that pass from a toolbar item. The
Page 110 - Chapter 7: Insert bar objects
192EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ToolbarsExample function showif() { var retval = false; var dom = dw.getDocumentDOM(); if(dom) { var view = dom.ge
Page 111 - Insert bar definition tags
193Chapter 12: ReportsAdobe Dreamweaver supports two types of reports: site reports and stand-alone reports.Site reportsYou use the reports API to cre
Page 112 - <insertbar>
Copyright© 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.Extending Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 for Windows® and Mac OSIf this guide is distributed
Page 113 - <checkbutton />
14EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverIf you need to create a new document type, you can either add your entry to the document definition
Page 114 - <separator />
194EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ReportsAt this point, Dreamweaver clears all items from the Site Reports tab of the Results panel. Dreamweaver calls the b
Page 115 - Insert bar objects
195EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ReportsWrite the JavaScript codeDreamweaver includes the Reports.js file. You can call any of the functions in Reports.js.
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196EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ReportsHow stand-alone reports work1 The custom command, which is the command you create to generate the report, opens a n
Page 117 - Modifying the Insert bar
197EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Reports <html> <head> <title>Standalone report example</title> <script src="Listimages.
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198EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Reports function stdaloneresultwin() { var curDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM("document"); var tagList = curDOM.getEl
Page 119 - Create the HTML file
199EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ReportsArgumentsstrFilePathThe strFilePath argument is the full path and filename of the file to process.ReturnsDreamweave
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200EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ReportsDescriptionDefines the buttons that should appear on the right side of the Options dialog box and their behavior wh
Page 121
201EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ReportsArgumentsplatformThe value of the platform argument is either "macintosh" or "windows", dependi
Page 122 - Adding a dialog box
202Chapter 13: Tag libraries and editorsDreamweaver stores information about each tag, including all tag attributes, in a set of subfolders that resid
Page 123
203EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsTag library file formatA tag library consists of a single root file, the TagLibraries.vtm file th
Page 124 - 2 Add the following code:
15EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <documenttypes xmlns:MMStr
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204EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsThe taglibrary tag groups one or more tags into a tag library. When you import tags or create a n
Page 126 - The objects API functions
205EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsTo define tags, Dreamweaver uses a modified version of the VTML file format. The following exampl
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206EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsNote: In versions before Dreamweaver MX, tag information is stored in the Configuration/TagAttrib
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207EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editors <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="yes" ?>
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208EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsA simple example of creating a new tag editorThe examples in this section use cfweather, a hypoth
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209EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsIf Dreamweaver cannot find the TagLibraries.vtm file in the user Configuration folder, it searche
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210EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editors <!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "-//Adobe//DWExtension layout-engine 10.0//dialog"> <h
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211EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editors<table border="0" cellspacing="4"> <tr> <td valign="bas
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212EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsThe tag editor API functionsIn order to create a new tag editor, you must provide an implementati
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213EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Tag libraries and editorsReturnsDreamweaver expects a Boolean value: true if the input for HTML form elements is valid; fa
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16EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver internaltype Yes A broad classification of how Dreamweaver treats a file. The internaltype identif
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214Chapter 14: Property inspectorsThe Property inspector is perhaps the most familiar floating panel in the interface. The Property inspector is indis
Page 137 - Chapter 9: Commands
215EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectors• The serverModel element (optional) indicates the server model of the Property inspector. The server m
Page 138 - A simple command example
216EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectorsA simple Property inspector exampleThe following Property inspector inspects the marquee tag, which is
Page 139 - Writing the JavaScript code
217EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectors <!-- Specify the image that will appear in the Property inspector --> <SPAN ID="image&q
Page 140 - 1 Create a new blank file
218EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectors function inspectSelection(){ // Get the DOM of the current document. var theDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM(
Page 141 - 3 Save the file
219EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectorsCreate the imageYou can optionally create the image that appears in the Property inspector.1 Create an
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220EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectors function canInspectSelection(){3 var theDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM(); var theObj = theDOM.getSelectedNo
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221EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Property inspectors function inspectSelection(){ var dom = dreamweaver.getDocumentDOM(); var theObj = dom.getSelectedNod
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222Chapter 15: Floating panelsYou can create floating panels or inspectors without the size and layout limitations of Property inspectors. A custom Pr
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223EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsWhen one of the files inside the Configuration folder calls the dw.getFloaterVisibility(floaterName), dw.se
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17EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverNote: When the user saves a new document, Dreamweaver examines the list of extensions for the curren
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224EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panels <!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head>
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225EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsselectionChanged(): is a script marker selected?The selectionChanged() function determines whether a script
Page 149 - <menuitem>
226EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panels2 Enter the following code in the header section of the file. function selectionChanged(){ /* get the sele
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227EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsCreating a menu itemIt is not sufficient to save the Script Editor code in the Configuration/Floaters folde
Page 151 - <shortcut>
228EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsExample // the following instance of displayHelp() opens // in a browser a file that explains how to use
Page 152 - <tool>
229EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsArgumentsNone.ReturnsDreamweaver expects a string containing the words "left", "right",
Page 153 - <activate>
230EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsReturnsDreamweaver expects a string of the form "floaterName1,floaterName2,...floaterNameN".Examp
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231EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panelsisResizable()AvailabilityDreamweaver 4. DescriptionDetermines whether a user can resize a floating panel. I
Page 155 - Change keyboard shortcuts
232EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panels function selectionChanged(){ /* get the selected node */ var theDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM(); var theNode
Page 156 - Menus and menu commands
233EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Floating panels /* create a flag that specifies whether an edit is being processed, and set it to false.*/ document.runni
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18EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverDefining dynamic templatesYou can create templates that are based on dynamic document types. These t
Page 158 - How menu commands work
234Chapter 16: BehaviorsThe term behavior refers to the combination of an event and an action. onClick, onLoad, and onSubmit are examples of events. C
Page 159 - A simple menu command example
235EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Behaviors4 Dreamweaver displays a dialog box that contains the BODY elements of the Action file. If the Action file’s body
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236EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsCreate the behavior extensionThe following code presents a relatively simple example. The code checks the brand o
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237EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Behaviorsvar ieURL = unescape(argArray[2]); document.theForm.nsURL.value = nsURL; document.theForm.ieURL.value = ieURL;
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238EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsCreate the HTML files to browse (deprecated)Create the HTML files to browse, the file to go to if the browser is
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239EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Behaviors10 Click OK.Dreamweaver adds the specified JavaScript to the whichbrowser.htm file, so that the file appears as f
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240EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsThe argument is a unique identifier among all instances of all behaviors in the user’s document. Its format is fu
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241EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsReturnsDreamweaver expects either a string that contains the JavaScript functions or a string that contains the n
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242EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsExampleThe following instance of the canAcceptBehavior() function returns a list of preferred events for the beha
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243EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsReturnsDreamweaver expects nothing.identifyBehaviorArguments()DescriptionThis function identifies arguments from
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19EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaverhard disk:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4\ConfigurationMac OS X platform uses
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244EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Behaviors function identifyBehaviorArguments(fnCallStr) { var listOfArgTypes; var itemArray = dreamweaver.getTokens(fnCa
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245EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4BehaviorsExampleThe following instance of the inspectBehavior() function, taken from the Display Status Message.htm file,
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246Chapter 17: Server behaviorsAdobe® Dreamweaver® provides users with an interface for adding server behaviors into their documents to perform server
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247EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsDreamweaver architectureWhen you use the Server Behavior Builder to create a Dreamweaver-specific extensio
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248EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors <participant> <quickSearch><![CDATA[MM_paramName]]></quickSearch> <insertTex
Page 174 - How toolbar commands work
249EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsDefining the new server behaviorNote: If the Server Behaviors panel is not open and visible, select the Wi
Page 175 - A simple toolbar command file
250EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsWhen the findServerBehaviors() function creates a behavior object, it usually sets the four properties (in
Page 176 - The toolbar definition file
251EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors• When the user selects a server behavior and uses the Cut or Copy commands, Dreamweaver passes the object
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252EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsobject that belongs to Recordset1 cannot be found, the incomplete property is set to the value true so tha
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253EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsArgumentsserverBehaviorThe serverBehavior JavaScript object represents the behavior; it is necessary to mo
Page 179 - <itemref/>
20EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverProviding localized stringsWithin a document type definition file, the <title> and <descrip
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254EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsArgumentsserverBehavior• The serverBehavior JavaScript object represents the behavior.ReturnsDreamweaver e
Page 181 - Toolbar item tags
255EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsReturnsDreamweaver expects an array of JavaScript objects; the length of the array is equal to the number
Page 182 - <radiobutton>
256EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsReturnsDreamweaver expects a Boolean value: true if the behavior pastes successfully from the Clipboard; f
Page 183 - <dropdown>
257EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsArgumentsparamObj, sbObj• The paramObj argument is the object that contains the user settings. • The sbObj
Page 184 - <combobox>
258EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsEDML filesYou must maintain Dreamweaver coding conventions when you edit a file. Pay attention to the depe
Page 185 - <colorpicker>
259EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsEDML structureYou should use a unique filename to identify your server behavior group. If only one group f
Page 186 - Item tag attributes
260EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsRequiredYes.<group> attributesThe following items are valid attributes of the group tag.versionDescr
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261EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsdataSourceDescriptionThis advanced feature supports new data sources that can be added to Dreamweaver.Mult
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262EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsRequiredNo.ValueThe value is a unique string that determines which group to apply, as shown in the followi
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263EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsTypeBlock tag.RequiredYes.<groupParticipants> attributesThe following items are valid attributes of
Page 190 - • Clicks a button
21EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverDreamweaver does not let document types that are not associated with a server model share file exten
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264EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors<groupParticipant> attributesThe following items are valid attributes of the groupParticipant tag.na
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265EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors• The multiple value indicates that the participant is optional and multiple copies of it can be associate
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266EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsTypeAttribute.RequiredNo.<quickSearch> DescriptionThis tag is a simple search string that is used fo
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267EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsRequiredNo.ValueThe value is the text to insert in the document. If any parts of the text need customizing
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268EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors• The belowHTML[+weight] value is similar to the aboveHTML value, except that participants are added below
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269EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsRequiredThis attribute is required only if the insert location contains the word node.ValueThe tagtype_Tag
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270EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsParentsearchPatternsTypeAttribute.RequiredYes.Valuesdirective, tag+tagName, tag+*, comment, text• The dire
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271EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsParentsearchPatternsTypeBlock tag.RequiredYes.ValuessearchString, /regularExpression/, <empty>• The
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272EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsparamNamesDescriptionThis attribute is a comma-separated list of parameter names whose values are being ex
Page 200 - A simple site report example
273EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsValuesall, attribute+attribName, tagOnly, innerOnly• The all value (default) searches the entire tag that
Page 201 - Stand-alone reports
22EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverContainerNone.Example <panelset> <!-- panelset tags here --> </panelset><appl
Page 202 - How stand-alone reports work
274EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsThe search patterns must identify the participant and extract several parameters. However, if a parameter
Page 203 - Write the JavaScript code
275EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsValuesThe value is a regular expression that finds a parameter between two parenthetical subexpressions, i
Page 204 - The reports API functions
276EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsparamNameDescriptionThis attribute indicates the name of the parameter whose value is used to update the p
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277EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsParentdeleteTypeAttribute.RequiredNo.Valuesall, none, tagOnly, innerOnly, attribute+attribName, attribute+
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278EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors<searchPatterns>DescriptionThis tag lets Dreamweaver find each specified instance in a document. If
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279EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors<translation> attributesThe following items are valid attributes of the translation tag.whereToSearc
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280EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsRequiredYes.Valuesdynamic data, dynamic image, dynamic source, tabbed region start, tabbed region end, cus
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281EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsRequiredNo.ValuesThe tagName value is a valid tag name. It should be unique to prevent conflicts with know
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282EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors <attribute> mmTranslatedValueDynValue="VALUE={@@rs@@.@@col@@}" </attribute><di
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283EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsServer behavior techniquesThis section covers the common and advanced techniques that create and edit serv
Page 212 - The Tag Chooser
23EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverContainerThis tag must be contained in a panelset tag.Example <panelset> <document rect=&q
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284EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsOptional search patternsSometimes you want to identify a participant even if some parameters are not found
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285EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors <% //test_p1 %> <% //test_p2 %> <html>These participants are found and matched, and T
Page 215 - Create a tag editor UI
286EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors <% total = Recordset1.Fields.Item("itemPrice").Value * 1.0825 %> <% total = Recordset
Page 216 - Tag libraries and editors
287EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors <searchPatterns whereToSearch="tag+cfinclude"> <searchPattern paramNames="includ
Page 217 - Add a tag to Tag Chooser
288EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviors <quickSearch>Response.Write</quickSearch> <searchPatterns whereToSearch="directive&q
Page 218 - The tag editor API functions
289EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server behaviorsAnother approach is to remove the entire tag; typing <delete deleteType="tagOnly"/> delete
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290Chapter 18: Data sourcesData source files are stored in the Configuration/DataSources/ServerModelName folder. Dreamweaver currently supports the fo
Page 220 - Property inspector files
291EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sources3 Dreamweaver goes through each file in the appropriate server model folder, calling the findDynamicSources()
Page 221 - Property inspectors
292EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesA simple data source exampleThis extension adds a custom data source to the Bindings panel for Adobe ColdFusio
Page 222 - Create the user interface
293EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesFor the MyDatasource Variable, you want Dreamweaver to insert the ColdFusion code <cfoutput>#MyXML.varia
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iiiContentsChapter 1: IntroductionAbout extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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24EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver<panelcontainer>DescriptionDescribes an entire panel group.Attributesexpanded, title,{ height,
Page 225 - Test the Property inspector
294EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sources{ alert(MM.MSG_DefineMyDatasource); } } } function findDynamicSources() { var retList = new Array();
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295EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesvar paramObj = new Object(); paramObj.bindingName = bindingName; var retStr = extPart.getInsertString("
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296EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesTo provide a dialog box for the user, create a set of command files: a command definition file in HTML and a c
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297EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sources //******************* API ********************** function commandButtons(){ return new Array(MM.BTN_OK,&q
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298EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sources4 Drag the variable to your document, and Dreamweaver inserts the appropriate code from the EDML file:The data
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299EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesFor example, in Dreamweaver, if the selection is a recordset or command, the deleteDynamicSource() function ca
Page 231 - Floating panels
300EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesArgumentssourceName, bindingName• The sourceName argument is the name of the top-level node to which the child
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301EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sourcesgenerateDynamicDataRef()AvailabilityDreamweaver UltraDev 1.DescriptionThis function generates the dynamic data
Page 233 - Creating a menu item
302EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data sources• The name property is the name of the server behavior that is associated with the data source, if one exists.
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303Chapter 19: Server formats“Data sources” on page 290 discusses how Adobe Dreamweaver inserts dynamic data into a user document by adding a server
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25EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverAttributesid, visibleTab• id is a number that indicates the ID for the panel. The following table co
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304EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server formats• The expression=regexp attribute is a regular expression that matches the dynamic data objects that use thi
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305EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server formatsScenarios in which the data formatting functions are calledThe data formatting functions are called in the f
Page 238 - About performance
306EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server formatsThe applyFormat() function should use the DOM to add function declarations to the top of the user’s document
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307EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server formatsUse the DOM with the deleteFormat() function to remove the function declaration from the top of the current
Page 240 - Chapter 16: Behaviors
308EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server formatsDescriptionInitializes form controls when a user edits a format in the Edit Format List dialog box. Argument
Page 241 - A simple behavior example
309Chapter 20: ComponentsAdobe Dreamweaver supports the creation of many of the most popular types of components. In addition, Dreamweaver lets you ex
Page 242 - Create the behavior extension
310EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsIn some cases, writing some JavaScript code that calls certain component-related function, is a must for alterin
Page 243 - Behaviors
311EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsNote: Keep the same prefix throughout all the files that correspond to one component so that each file and its c
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312EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsFor example, the following WebServicesClass node has web methods as its children: this.name = "TrafficLocat
Page 245 - The behaviors API functions
313EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsgetContextMenuId()AvailabilityDreamweaver MX.Description Returns the context menu ID for the component type. Eve
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26EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverExample <panelset> <panelframe rect="196 453 661 987" visible="true" d
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314EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Components <menubar xmlns:MMString="http://www.macromedia.com/schemes/dat/string/" name="" id="
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315EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Components function getCodeVi e wDropCode(compone nt Rec ) { var codeToDrop=""; if (componentRec) {
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316EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Components• An "Event:CreateSite" handler opens a dialog box to create a new site.• An "Event:SetDocType&qu
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317EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsDescriptionDreamweaver calls this function before the Components tab appears. Dreamweaver then calls the getSetu
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318EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Components function handleDesignViewDrop(componentRec) { var bHandled = false; if (componentRec) { if ((componentRec.
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319EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Components function handleDoubleClick(componentRec) { var selectedObj = dw.serverComponentsPalette.getSelectedNode(); i
Page 253 - Dreamweaver architecture
320EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsArgumentsNone.ReturnsAn array of toolbar buttons in left-to-right order.ExampleThe following example assigns pro
Page 254 - The script file
321EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ComponentsplusButton.pressedImage = PLUSDROPBUTTONDOWN; plusButton.disabledImage = PLUSDROPBUTTONUP; plusButton.toolS
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322Chapter 21: Server modelsServer models are the technologies that run scripts on a server. When users define a new site, they can identify the serve
Page 256 - Server behaviors
323EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server modelsArgumentsdomThe dom argument is the Adobe document object, which is returned by the dreamweaver.getDocumentDO
Page 257 - The server behavior API
27EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverChanging keyboard shortcut mappingsDreamweaver includes many keyboard shortcuts to Dreamweaver featu
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324EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server modelsDescriptionThis function returns an object that describes the method and array signatures that the scripting
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325EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server modelsDescriptionThis function returns a JavaScript object that can be accessed from within the JavaScript code. Yo
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326EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server modelsReturnsDreamweaver expects an array of strings that represent the supported scripting languages. getServerMod
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327EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server modelsDescriptionThis function returns the name that should appear in the user interface for this server model. You
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328EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Server modelsgetVersionArray() AvailabilityDreamweaver UltraDev 1, deprecated in Dreamweaver MX.DescriptionThis function r
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329Chapter 22: Data translatorsData translators translate specialized markups into code that Adobe Dreamweaver can read and display. Server-side inclu
Page 264 - EDML files
330EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators• Selects Modify > Convert > Convert Tables To AP Divs• Selects Modify > Convert > Convert AP
Page 265 - Group EDML file tags
331EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translatorsTranslating more than one attribute at a timeThe mmTranslatedValue attribute can contain more than one val
Page 266 - <group> attributes
332EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators <MM:BeginLock translatorClass="translatorClass" ¬ type="tagNameOrType" depFiles=&
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333EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators <script language="javascript"> <!-- function foo() { alert('<bean:message k
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28EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing DreamweaverCreate a keyboard mappings file1 Make a copy of one of the keyboard mappings files in the Configurat
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334EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators if (theSelection.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE && ¬ theSelection.getAttribute('type')
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335EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators // Assemble the new include comment. radioStr and URL are // variables defined earlier in the code. new
Page 271 - Participant EDML files
336EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators5 Restart Dreamweaver, and select your translator command from the Commands menu. When you click OK, the t
Page 272 - <insertText>
337EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators <html> <head> <title>Conditional Translator</title> <meta http-equiv="
Page 273 - <insertText> attributes
338EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translatorsend = outStr.indexOf(' #>',start); equalSign = outStr.indexOf('="<# if',ba
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339EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translatorsstart = outStr.indexOf('<# if',end); } // Return the translated string. return outStr }
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340EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators <html> <head> <title>Kent Tag Translator</title> <meta http-equiv="Con
Page 276 - <searchPattern>
341EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators // locking tags. For more information on the repacement operation, see // the comments in the replaceKe
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342EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translatorsvar hour = today.getUTCHours(); // The current hour in GMT, based on the
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343EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators}else{ imageRef = "images/kent_hardAtWorkOnWin.jpg"; } }else{ imageRef = "images/kent
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29EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Dreamweaver <shortcutset language="French"> <shortcut key="Cmd+[" newkey="Cm
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344EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators6 The regExps string specifies a regular expression that you can check. The array should contain the same
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345EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translatorsDescriptionDreamweaver performs two translation passes. The first pass goes through all the translators an
Page 282 - <delete> attributes
346EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Data translators function translateMarkup(docName, siteRoot, docContent){ var translatedString = ""; if (docCo
Page 283 - <translator>
347Chapter 23: C-level extensibility The C-level extensibility mechanism lets you implement Adobe Dreamweaver extensibility files using a combination
Page 284 - <translation>
348EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibility JSBool readContentsOfFile(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, unsigned int ¬ argc, jsval *argv, jsval *r
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349EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityNote: The library can be implemented in either C or C++, but the file that contains the MM_Init() fun
Page 286 - <openTag>
350EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilitytypedef JSBool (*JSNative)(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, unsigned int argc, jsval *argv, jsval *rval)
Page 287 - <attribute>
351EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityArgumentsJSContext *cx, JSVal v, unsigned integer *pLength• The *cx argument is the opaque JSContext
Page 288 - <closeTag>
352EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityJSBool JS_ValueToBoolean()DescriptionThis function extracts a function argument from a JSVal structur
Page 289 - Server behavior techniques
353EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibility• The *pLengthargument is a pointer to an unsigned integer. This function sets *pLength equal to the
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30Chapter 3: Customizing Code viewAdobe Dreamweaver uses two devices in Code view that help you enter code quickly and make your code readable and acc
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354EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityNote: The JS_UCStringToValue() method is like the JSBool JS_StringToValue() in every way, except tha
Page 292 - Search pattern resolution
355EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityJSVal JS_ObjectToValue()DescriptionThis function stores an object return value in a JSVal. Use JS_ Ne
Page 293 - Updating server behaviors
356EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilitylong JS_GetArrayLength()DescriptionGiven a pointer to an array object, this function gets the number
Page 294 - Deleting server behaviors
357EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityReturnsA Boolean value: JS_TRUE indicates success; JS_FALSE indicates failure.JSBool JS_ExecuteScript
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358EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityFile access and multiuser configuration APIAdobe recommends that you always use the file access and m
Page 296 - Chapter 18: Data sources
359EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityNote: Most JavaScript extensions need not be changed to write to the user Configuration folder. Only
Page 297 - Data sources
360EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityReturnsJSObject is an array that contains the list of files or folders in either the user Configurati
Page 298 - A simple data source example
361EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityNote: If you want to read the file before writing to it, open the file in "read" mode. When
Page 299 - 2 Enter the following:
362EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibility• The unsigned long *modtime argument is the address of an integer in which the function returns the
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363EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityExample char *dwConfig = "file:///c|/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Dreamweaver CS3/ Configuration/
Page 301 - MyDatasource Variable
31EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view• The description for each menu group The description appears in the Preferences dialog box for the co
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364EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibilityReturnsA Boolean value: JS_TRUE indicates success; JS_FALSE indicates failure.Example char *dwConfig
Page 303 - Test the new data source
365EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibility• The Sample.c example file defines the computeSum() function.• The Sample.mak make file lets you bui
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366EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4C-level extensibility function objectTag() { // Return the html tag that should be inserted alert(Sample.computeSum(2,2)
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367Chapter 24: The Shared folderThe Shared folder is the central repository for utility functions, classes, and images that are commonly used by all e
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368EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Shared folderThe MM folderThe MM folder contains the shared scripts, images, and classes used by the extensions that c
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369EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Shared folderThe Scripts subfolderThe Scripts subfolder contains the following utility functions:The Scripts folder al
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370EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Shared folderThe CMN folderThe CMN folder contains the following utility functions:File DescriptionclassCheckbox.js He
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371EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Shared folderOther foldersThe following list describes other folders of interest in the Shared folder:Controls The C
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372EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4The Shared folderUsing the Shared folder Look first in the Dreamweaver Configuration/Shared/Common folder for useful exten
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373IndexAaction files 234action tag 147activate tag 147addDynamicSource() 298alert() 96analyzeServerBehavior() 251APIs, types ofbehaviors 239C-
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32EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewThe <method> tag and its attributes are similar to the function tag and its attributes, but the
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374EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4IndexcanInsertObject() 120canRecognizeDocument() 322category tag 106changing default file type 5charEnd tag, code color
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375EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4IndexComponents panelextending 309files 310tree control 311Components panel API functionsgetCodeViewDropCode() 314getC
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376EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Indexdynamic menussample code 156user experience 152dynamic templates 18Dynamic Text dialog box 290Eeditmenu items 14
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377EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Indexperformance issues 232user experience 222focus() 96folders and files server behavior 247form object 96formatDynam
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378EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4IndexJS_BooleanToValue() 354JS_DefineFunction() 350JS_DoubleToValue() 354JS_ExecuteScript() 357JS_GetArrayLength() 356
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379EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Indexof tag objects 101of text objects 102number object 96numbers tag, code coloring 54Oobject object 96objectsadding
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380EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Indexseparator tag 108, 144, 174server behaviordeleting 288dwscripts functions 256example 248extensions, about 76findi
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381EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Indexdocking 168dropdown tag 177editcontrol tag 179file definition 170include/ tag 173item tags 175itemref/ tag 173i
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33EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view<method pattern="openFirstPanel()" icon= ".../hintMisc.gif" /> ... ...
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ivEXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ContentsChapter 7: Insert bar objectsHow object files work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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34EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewSpry attribute grouping formatThe following code shows the format of the .vtm file. This format allows
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35EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewExample <crosstag_attributes> <attribgroup id="spryRegionAttrs" name="Spry1.
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36EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewExample <codehints><menugroup>DescriptionEach menugroup tag corresponds to a type of menu
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37EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewContainerThe menugroup tag.Example <description> <![CDATA[ To add or remove tags and attribu
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38EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view<menuitem>DescriptionThis tag specifies the text for an item in a code hints pop-up menu. The me
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39EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewFor object methods, when you type the object name, Dreamweaver opens a menu of the methods that are de
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40EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewAttributespattern, icon, object, source, constructor, static, retType• The pattern attribute specifies
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41EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view• optionArray, which indicates a list of nested <optionparammenu> and <parammenuitem> to d
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42EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view• The value attribute specifies the value of the parameter to insert when the user selects the code hi
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43EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view• The value attribute is the string that Dreamweaver inserts in the document when you select the comma
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vEXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ContentsA simple Property inspector example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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44EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewAbout code coloringDreamweaver lets you customize or extend the code coloring schemes that you see in
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45EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewThe following excerpt from the CodeColoring.xml file illustrates the hierarchy of tags in a code color
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46EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewAttributesname, id, priority, {doctypes}• name="scheme_name" A string that assigns a name to
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47EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view<blockStart>DescriptionOptional. Specified only if the coloring scheme can be embedded inside a
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48EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewAttributesNone.Example <charStart><![CDATA[']]></charStart><charEnd>Descr
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49EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewAttributesNone.Example <commentEnd><![CDATA[--%>]]></commentEnd><cssImport/>
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50EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewExample <cssProperty name="Property" id="CodeColor_CSSProperty" /><cssSel
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51EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewAttributesname, id• name="display_name" A string that Dreamweaver displays in the code colo
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52EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewExample <entity name="Special Characters" id="CodeColor_HTMLEntity" /><fu
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53EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view<ignoreCase>DescriptionSpecifies whether case should be ignored when comparing tokens to keyword
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viEXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4ContentsAdding a translated attribute to a tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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54EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view<keyword>DescriptionA string of text that defines a keyword. Multiple keyword tags are allowed.
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55EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code view<operators>DescriptionA list of characters to be recognized as operators.Attributesname, id• nam
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56EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4Customizing Code viewExample <sampleText doctypes="JavaScript"><
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