Other Ways To Extend Dreamweaver - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER Manual

Tag Library and Editor
Editor extensions can modify attributes of existing Tag Dialogs, create new Tag Dialogs, and add
tags to the tag library. Tag Library and Editor extension files are stored in the Configuration/
TagLibraries folder.
Property Inspector
Dreamweaver are part of the core product code and cannot be modified, but custom Property
inspector files can override the built-in Dreamweaver Property inspector interfaces or create new
ones to inspect custom tags. Inspectors are stored in the Configuration/Inspectors folder.
Floating Panel extensions add floating panels to the Dreamweaver UI. Floating panels can
interact with the selection, the document, or the task. They can also display useful information.
Floating panel files are stored in the Configuration/Floaters folder.
Behavior
extensions let users add JavaScript code to their documents. The JavaScript code
performs a specific task in response to an event when the document is viewed in a browser.
Behavior extensions appear on the Plus (+) menu of the Dreamweaver Behaviors panel. Behavior
files are stored in the Configuration/Behaviors/Actions folder.
Server Behavior
document. The server-side code performs tasks on the server when the document is viewed in a
browser. Server behaviors appear on the Plus (
panel. Server behavior files are stored in the Configuration/Server Behaviors folder.
Data source
extensions let you build a connection to dynamic data stored in a database. Data
source extensions appear on the Plus (
are stored in the Configuration/Data Sources folder.
Server Format
Component extensions let you add new types of components to the Components panel.
Components is the term that Dreamweaver uses to refer to some of the more popular and modern
encapsulation strategies, including web services, JavaBeans, and ColdFusion components (CFCs).
Server model
extensions let you add support for new server models. Dreamweaver supports the
most common server models (ASP, JSP, ColdFusion, PHP, and ASP.NET). Server model
extensions are needed only for custom server solutions, different languages, or a customized
server. Server model files are stored in the Configuration/ServerModels folder.
Data translator
view of the document window. These extensions also lock the non-HTML code to prevent
Dreamweaver from parsing it. Translator files are stored in the Configuration/Translators folder.

Other ways to extend Dreamweaver

You can also extend the following elements of Dreamweaver to expand its capabilities or tailor it
to your needs.
Document types
about document types for server models is stored in the Configuration/DocumentTypes folder.
Code snippets are reusable blocks of code that are stored as code snippet (CSN) files in the
Dreamweaver Configuration/Snippets folder and which Dreamweaver makes accessible in the
Snippets panel. You can create additional code snippet files and install them into the Snippets
folder to make them available.
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extensions work with the associated tag library files. Tag Library and
extensions appear in the Property inspector panel. Most of the inspectors in
extensions add blocks of server-side code (ASP, JSP, or ColdFusion) to the
extensions let you define formatting for dynamic data.
extensions convert non-HTML code into HTML that appears in the Design
define how Dreamweaver works with different server models. Information
) menu of the Dreamweaver Server Behaviors
+
) menu of the Bindings panel. Data source extension files
+