Installing An Extension; Creating An Extension - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER Manual

Installing an extension

To become familiar with the process of writing extensions, you might want to explore the
extensions and resources that are available through the Macromedia Exchange website
(www.macromedia.com/exchange). Installing an existing extension introduces you to some of
the tools that you need to work with in your own extensions.
To install an extension, use the following procedure:
1. Download and install the Extension Manager, which is available on the Macromedia
Downloads website (www.macromedia.com/software/downloads).
2. Log on to the Macromedia Exchange website (www.macromedia.com/exchange).
3. From the available extensions, select one that you want to use. Click the Download link to
download the extension package.
4. Save the extension package in the Dreamweaver 8/Downloaded Extensions folder of your
installed Dreamweaver folder.
5. In the Extension Manager, select File > Install Extension. In Dreamweaver, select
Commands > Manage Extensions to start the Extension Manager.
The Extension Manager automatically installs the extension from the Downloaded
Extension folder into Dreamweaver.
Some extensions need Dreamweaver to restart before you can use them. If you are running
Dreamweaver when you install the extension, you might be prompted to quit and restart
the application.
To view basic information on the extension after its installation, go to the Extension Manager
(Commands > Manage Extensions) in Dreamweaver.

Creating an extension

Before you create a Dreamweaver extension, visit the Macromedia Exchange website at
www.macromedia.com/exchange
you do not find an extension that meets your needs, you then perform the following steps to
create the extension:
Determine the type of extension you want to create. For more information about the
extension types, see
Review the documentation for the type of extension you plan to create. To become
familiar with creating that type of extension, it's a good idea to create the simple extension
example in the appropriate chapter.
10 Introduction
to see if the extension you plan to create already exists. If
"Types of Dreamweaver extensions" on page 100.