Downloading And Installing Third-Party Behaviors; Using The Behavior Actions That Come With Dreamweaver - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Downloading and installing third-party behaviors

One of the most useful features of Dreamweaver is its extensibility—that is, it offers users who are
proficient in JavaScript the opportunity to write JavaScript code that extends the capabilities of
Dreamweaver. Many of these users have chosen to share their extensions with others by
submitting them to the Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver website
(www.macromedia.com/exchange/dreamweaver/).
To download and install new behaviors from the Macromedia Exchange website:
Open the Behaviors panel and select Get More Behaviors from the Actions (+) pop-up menu.
1
Your primary browser opens, and the Exchange site appears. (You must be connected to the
web to download behaviors.)
Browse or search for packages.
2
Download and install the extension package you want.
3
For detailed information, see

Using the behavior actions that come with Dreamweaver

The behavior actions included with Dreamweaver have been written to work in Netscape
Navigator 4.0 and later, and in Internet Explorer 4.0 and later. Most of these behavior actions also
work in Netscape Navigator version 3.0 and later. (The layer-related behaviors do not work in
Netscape Navigator 3.0.) Most of these behavior actions fail silently in Internet Explorer
version 3.0.
Note: The Dreamweaver actions have been carefully written to work in as many browsers as possible.
If you remove code from a Dreamweaver action by hand, or replace it with your own code, you may
lose cross-browser compatibility.
Although the Dreamweaver actions were written to maximize cross-browser compatibility, some
actions do not work in older browsers. Also, some browsers do not support JavaScript at all, and
many people who browse the web keep JavaScript turned off in their browsers. For best cross-
platform results, provide alternative interfaces enclosed in
JavaScript can still use your site.
376 Chapter 18: Using JavaScript Behaviors
"Adding extensions to Dreamweaver" on page 57.
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