Determine which files you need to modify or create.
Plan the user interface (UI), if any, for the extension.
Create the necessary files and save them in the appropriate folders.
Restart Dreamweaver so that it recognizes the new extension.
Test the extension.
Package the extension so that you can share it with others. For more information, see
"Working with the Extension Manager" on page
Additional resources for extension writers
To communicate with other developers who are involved in writing extensions, you might
want to join the Dreamweaver extensibility newsgroup. You can access the website for this
newsgroup at www.macromedia.com/go/extending_newsgrp/.
What's new in Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver 8 includes the following new features and interfaces that are extensible. Each of
these features has new related functions, which are listed in the Dreamweaver API Reference.
Improved site synchronization
The comparison of local and remote files is more reliable in Dreamweaver 8.
Copy and paste improvements
Copy and paste choices have been simplified. Users can also now set the default behavior
of a paste operation to be to paste text only.
Site root-relative links mapping has been improved.
Code collapse
Dreamweaver now lets users selectively collapse or expand segments of code.
Code view toolbar
Dreamweaver now provides a toolbar in Code view that allows quick access to commonly
used commands.
Background file transfer
This feature lets users to do other things in Dreamweaver while processing server-related
tasks.
File compare integration
Dreamweaver now lets users launch a third-party file comparison application to compare
two local files, two remote files, or the local and remote versions of a file.
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