MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 253

Including comments in HTML
Fireworks HTML is well commented, telling you what the pieces of code relate to. Fireworks
HTML comments begin with
not interpreted as HTML or JavaScript code. If you want comments included in your HTML,
you must tell Fireworks you want this option turned on.
To include comments in exported HTML:
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Before exporting, choose the Include HTML Comments option on the General tab of the
HTML Setup dialog box.
Results of exporting
When you export or copy HTML from Fireworks, the following is generated so that your
Fireworks image can be re-created on a web page:
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The HTML code necessary to reassemble sliced images and any JavaScript code if the
document contains interactive elements. Fireworks HTML contains links to the exported
images and sets the web page background color to the canvas color.
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One or more image files, depending on how many slices are in your document and how many
states you include in buttons.
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A file called spacer.gif, if necessary. Spacer.gif is a transparent, 1-pixel-by-1-pixel GIF that
Fireworks uses to fix spacing problems when sliced images are reassembled in an HTML table.
You can choose whether Fireworks exports a spacer. For more information, see
export options" on page
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If your Fireworks document contains pop-up menus, a file called mm_menu.js.This file
contains the code necessary for displaying pop-up menus. If your pop-up menus contain
submenus, an arrows.gif file is also exported.
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If you export or copy HTML to Macromedia Dreamweaver, notes files that facilitate the
integration between Fireworks and Dreamweaver. These files have an .mno extension.
Exporting Fireworks HTML
Fireworks lets you export HTML in Generic, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and Adobe
formats. Generic HTML works in most HTML editors. Exporting Fireworks HTML generates
an HTML file and the associated image files in a location you specify.
Note: Fireworks also exports HTML when you export to CSS layers and to Macromedia Director. For
more information about CSS layers, see
Director, see "Working with Macromedia Director MX" in Working with Other Applications on the
Fireworks Support Center at www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/.
The export method of getting Fireworks HTML into other applications is ideal if you are
working in a team environment. Exporting an HTML file divides the workflow into segments so
that one person can perform a task in one application, and another can take over at a later time
using another application.
and end with
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"Exporting CSS layers" on page
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Exporting from Fireworks
"Setting HTML
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