How Data Translators Work - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER Manual

How data translators work

Dreamweaver handles all translator files the same way, regardless of whether they translate
entire tags or only attributes. At startup, Dreamweaver reads all the files in the Configuration/
Translators folder and calls the
the translator. Dreamweaver ignores any file in which the
does not exist or contains an error that causes it to be undefined.
To prevent JavaScript errors from interfering with startup, errors in any translator file are
reported only after all translators are loaded. For more information on debugging
translators, see
Dreamweaver also calls the
specified in the Translation preferences) whenever the user might add new content or change
existing content that needs translation. Dreamweaver calls the
when the user performs one of the following actions:
Opens a file in Dreamweaver
Switches back to Design view after making changes in the HTML panel or in Code view
Changes the properties of an object in the current document
Inserts an object (using either the Objects panel or the Insert menu)
Refreshes the current document after making changes to it in another application
Applies a template to the document
Pastes or drags content into or within the Document window
Saves changes to a dependent file
Invokes a command, behavior, server behavior, Property inspector, or other extension that
sets the
innerHTML
comment object
Selects File > Convert > 3.0 Browser Compatible
Selects Modify > Convert > Convert Tables to Layers
Selects Modify > Convert > Convert Layers to Tables
Changes a tag or attribute in the Quick Tag Editor and presses Tab or Enter
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getTranslatorInfo()
"Finding bugs in your translator" on page
translateMarkup()
or property of any tag object or the
outerHTML
function to obtain information about
getTranslatorInfo()
442.
function in all applicable translator files (as
translateMarkup()
function
function
property of any
data