Chapter 6: Insert Bar Objects - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER Manual

CHAPTER 6
Insert Bar Objects
In Macromedia Dreamweaver, objects insert specific strings of code into a user's document.
Objects commonly reside on the Insert bar, on the Insert menu, or both. Objects let users add
content, such as images, layers, and tables, by clicking icons or menu options. You can add
items to the Insert bar to automate repetitive tasks for your users or even create dialog boxes
for users to set specific attributes.
Objects reside in the Configuration/Objects folder inside the Dreamweaver application
folder. The Objects subfolders are grouped according to their location on the Insert bar, and
you can open these files to see the construction of current objects. For example, you can open
the Configuration/Objects/Common/Hyperlink.htm file to see the code that corresponds to
the hypertext link object button on the Insert bar.
The following table lists the files you use to create an object:
Path
Configuration/Objects/objecttype/
Configuration/Objects/objecttype/
Configuration/Objects/objecttype/
Configuration/Objects
File Description
objectname.htm Specifies what to insert in the
document.
Contains the functions to execute.
objectname.js
Contains the image that appears on
objectname.gif
the Insert bar.
insertbar.xml Specifies the objects that appear,
and their order, on the Insert bar.
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