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Resources:Dreamweaver:
Extensions -

The Dreamweaver extensions reviewed on this page are divided into functional groups: CSS and Styles, Navigation, JavaScript Miscellaneous, Date, Time, Calendars, etc., Text scrollers, etc., Table Formatting, Development Management, Forms, Images and Text.

The individual extensions can be downloaded at their description, or a zip file of the extensions listed on this page can be downloaded here.

CSS and Styles back to top

Add Gradient Background Style - download

Sets the style of body, table or cell tag selected to a gradient using the colors selected. The selection or insertion point of the cursor must be a body tag, table tag or td tag. Preserves other styles set to that tag.

Access from the Command Menu.
Browser compatibility: IE only

InstantCSS 101 - download

Automatically embeds a professionally designed Style Sheet that includes definitions for table text, lists, ordered lists, and three sets of contextual selectors for separate link styles. This is a decent basis for developing your own CSS.

Access from the PVII CSS101 entry in the 'Instant CSS' Flyout of the Commands Menu.
Browser compatibility: N/A


Navigation back to top

Drop-down Menu Builder - download

Creates a Drop Down menu similar to Microsoft website. Works on IE browser. Uses layers. Pretty nice. Works as text links on Netscape, but you can't get to the drop down links, only the main ones. So pretty much useless in NS.

Access this Command via the 'Drop Down Menu Builder for IE' entry inside the Commands menu
Browser compatibility: IE only

Quick Link Anchors - download

The extension quickly helps you create links to named anchors. Selecting the insert scroll script option makes the links srcoll to the anchors(which is kind of cool).The scroll script is based on a site point article found at http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1261.

Access this Command via the 'Drop Down Menu Builder for IE' entry inside the Commands menu
Browser compatibility: IE and NS


Misc. Javascript add-on back to top
Add To Favorites- download

This action allows you to add a behavior that will add your page to the visitor's Favorites menu. The interface allows you to specify the entry that will appear on the Favorites menu. You can use this action to add your site to the visitor's Favorites menu, which will display your icon if you have used my shortcut icon object. By default the function is called from the body onLoad call. It can be moved to an onClick or whatever, you just need to provide the correct code modifications.

Access from the Design panel/Behavior tab/IE submenu.
Browser compatibility: IE4+ only

Bust Frames- download

Place this in an onload event on your page and it will check to see if your page is in someone else's frameset and 'bust' you out of it so that your page is fully shown. Select the <body> tag in the tag-line to apply the function.

Access from the Design panel/Behavior tab.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Center Pop-up Window- download

This extension adds a bit of JavaScript to a popup window that will center it in the browser. To use this script do the following:
1. You should already have the window that's going to 'pop up' created. Open this file.
2. Click on 'Commands > Center Popup Window'.
3. Enter the width and height of the pop up window. (The script uses this information for centering.)
4. Preview the page that calls the popup window. Test to see if the window centers properly.
This isn't the cleanest behavior, but it's fair sample code for how to achieve this effect .

Access from the Design panel/Behavior tab.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Mozilla

Netscape and Opera Resize Fix- download

This function extends the Macromedia Netscape resize fix and adds an additional fix for Opera. Netscape Fix by Macromedia. Opera Fix by Project VII (http://www.projectseven.com/).

 

Forces Netscape and Opera Browsers to reload the page if the browser window is resized. Netscape 4x and Opera does not recognize the onResize event and will not run the body onLoad event if the browser window is resized, therefore any DHTML scripts that position elements based on fluid locations will not work. This fix causes an automatic page reload so that the page elements are properly realigned based on the new window dimensions.You can Add or Remove this fix at any time.

Access from the Nescape and Opera Resize Fix entry in the 'Dazdezines' Flyout of the Commands Menu.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Mozilla

Date, Time, Calendars, etc. back to top

Calendar Maker- download

Generates a calendar month as a table. Uses Julian Day calculations and thus can create calendars from 4712 B.C. to 9999 A.D. Good for a smaller calendar.

Access from the TAGStudios Insert Bar and Insert Menu.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Calendar Object- download

Creates a calendar for the specified month which you can fill in with important dates. Makes a larger calendar than Calendar Maker.

Access from Goodies in the Insert palette or the Calendar menu item in the Insert Menu.
Browser compatibility: n/a

CN Insert Greeting- download

This extension inserts a line of JavaScript that will greet web users dependent upon the time of day. The greetings are definable as are the properties time ranges that define the greetings. Kind of cheesy, but it demonstrates some good JavaScript.

Access from the "CN Insert Greeting" entry in the CrystalNet Objects.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Date Insertion- download

The Date Insertion command places javascript to display the current date when viewed by the browser. The display can contain the following elements in any order:

  • Day of the week
  • Date
  • Month
  • Year

These will be displayed in either full length or abbreviated if one is available. The order and the presence of each element plus the delimiter between them is configurable.

 

The languages supported include:

  • Albanian
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Macedonian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

Finally, CSS support for the date is available and the command can remove prior installations with a single click. Have the focus in the document where you want to insert the date and select the Date Insertion from the command menu.

Access from the Command/kaosweaver.com submenu
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Update Copyright- download


Maintains the copyright from year to year, placing a - and year after the year it was installed. To use, enter the current year then use this extension and it will place the needed script behind the year to make a continually updated copyright. If you need to have your initial year of copyright be earlier, the code is very easy to modify.

Access from the Kaos tab in the Insert panel, the blue box with the copyright symbol
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Live Clock- download

Display a live clock on your web page!

Features:

* Set the Font Family.
* Set the Font Size.
* Set the Font Color.
* Set the Background Color or make it transparent.
* Display either 12 hour or 24 hour clock.
* Display in single or double digits.

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Access from the Kaosweaver.com menu under the command menu.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

MonthDayYear- download


Three drop down menus that add a simple date selection to any form.

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Access from the Forms Objects Pallette.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Text Scrollers, etc. back to top

Cross-Browser Autoscroller- download

This suite inserts an absolute positioned Cross-browser AutoScroller into the current document, including the required scripts, the required inline styles, the HTML elements and an onLoad handler. Good code example of style usage and JavaScript.

Access from either the Goodies tab in the Insert palette, or the 'Cross-browser AutoScroller' menu entry in the 'FlevOOware' flyout in the Insert menu.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Scrolling Status Bar- download

Scrolling Status Bar allows you to display scrolling text in your browser's status bar.
This extension uses JavaScript. If you'd like to change the speed or content of your scrolling text you can do so by changing the source code inserted by this extension.

Access from the RigTechnologies category of the Objects panel or from the Rig Technologies flyout of the Insert Menu.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Table Formatting back to top
Alternate Table Rows- download

Allows for easier formatting of tables than the "Format Table" command included in Dreamweaver. This is for static tables, not tables created dynamically.

Access from the "Alternate Table Rows" entry in the Commands menu.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Development Management back to top
Set Permissions- download

Allows users to set remote file permissions via FTP. Not all FTP servers support this functionality.

Access from the Window/Others submenu.
Browser compatibility: n/a


Color Harmony- download

Color Harmony provides the web developer with a floating panel that contains all of the colors used on the web page. This includes colors that are inline in the document and colors that are specified in external style sheets.
It allows colors to be edited individually or as groups of the same color.
More information from www.alphabuilder.com

Access from the Site context menu.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Insert Corporate Mumbo-Jumbo- download

Create professional sounding documents in seconds. This extension automatically inserts important sounding sentences transcribed from meetings of top level executives in the most respected corporations. It is perfect for writing proposals, business plans, memos, and even emails. Impress your bosses, coworkers and friends with this helpful new extension. Actually, it's useful for making space-holder text content as you build pages.

Access from the Goodies tab in the Insert palette.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Lorem and More- download

Inserts filler text in a variety of formats, including paragraphs, lists and continuous text. Users can choose between traditional Lorem ipsum, extracts from a speech by Cicero, random corporate mumbo-jumbo, and a Shakespeare sonnet.

Access via the Lorem and More icon on the Common tab of the Insert bar (MX) or Common objects panel (DW4).
Also accessible through 'Lorem and More' on the Insert menu.

Browser compatibility: n/a

Modify Page Title- download

New in version 2.0:
- overwrite / append / prepend page titles
- modify multiple page titles at the click of a button. This extension is only able to edit the title of files that are not locked (read-only).

You can change the title of the following file types:
HTML Documents (.htm .html)
ASP Documents (.asp)
COLD FUSION Documents (.cfm .cfml)
Server Side Includes (.shtm .shtml .stm)
LASSO Files (.lasso)
XML Documents (.xml)
PHP Documents (.php)
Template Files (.dwt)

Select files in the Site window and use the context menu (right click) to access the command.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Print Code View- download

Prints out the contents of the 'Code View' or 'Code Inspector' Windows to an available printer..

You can find this command on dreamweavers main menu by selecting File -> 'Print Code' within the 'layout' window.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Forms back to top

Compare Fields- download

This extension will allow you to validate two text fields inside a form comparing their values. It can be useful for data entry validation, or for implementing a low-security password protection scheme.

Access from Behaviors > Massimocorner > Compare Fields
Browser compatibility: IE, Netscape

Flat Button- download

Inserts a flat button (as opposed to the default beveled one). Not the most useful, but it's a good code example of how to achieve this effect.

Access from the Insert menu.
Browser compatibility: IE, Opera

Yaromat Form Validator- download

- Menus, Lists, Textfields, Radios and Checkboxes can be validated
- Menus and Lists can be validated for values or proper selection
- Radios and Checkboxes can be validated for selection, state and even cause dependencies on other form objects ("If checked, then textfield can't be empty")
- Input fields can be validated as e-mail strings, various date strings, time formats, a range of value or connected with checked boxes/radiobuttons.
- The killer feature is: You can define custom error messages!

Access from the Yaromat submenu in the Behaviors Panel.
Browser compatibility: IE, Netscape

U.S. State Codes- download

This object will insert a List-Box with all the State names in USA filled in. It can help speed some form development, so it can be useful.

Access from the U.S. map icon on the Common tab of the Insert panel.
Browser compatibility: n/a

Images back to top
Slideshow- download

Trans Slide Show can be used to create image slide shows, either using simple image swaps, or with advanced transitions from one slide to the next.

 

Features:
* specify the images to be used in the slide show and their display order (it's best to use images with the same width/height);
* the slide show will preload the next/previous slide image while the current slide is visible;
* specify the pause between slides;
* possibility to use navigation controls (e.g. text links or images) to move to the next/previous slide;
* possibility to let the slide show auto-play;
* possibility to use advanced transition effects from one slide to the next (IE4+ on PC only, other browsers will simply swap the base image).

Access from the 'FlevOOware > Trans Slide Show' flyout in the Behaviors panel
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla


Image Toolbar Fever- download

This object inserts a meta tag into the head of your page, instructing IE6 not to display Image Toolbars on that page. For completeness, I've also added the ability to specifically allow Images Toolbars on a page, should you choose to do so.

Features include support for insertion within code view, and the detection of an existing Image Toolbar meta in the page. If a Image Toolbar meta already exists, the extension will modify the existing tag rather than insert a duplicate.

Access from the Head tab of the Insert panel.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Web Photo Album 2.1.8- download

Web Photo Album 2.1.8 for Dreamweaver MX automates the process of putting digital photographs on the Web.
It allows you to easily and quickly build template-based web photo albums. If Fireworks MX is installed, you can
optimize, rotate, add captions to and create thumbnails of your photos through batch processing.

 

This works very easily and very well.

Access from Commands --> Create Web Photo Album 2.1
Browser compatibility: n/a


Text back to top
Instant Sub and SuperScripts- download

1. Either select text already on your page or click on the location on the page you wish to insert the subscript or superscript text.

 

2. Click on 'Insert' on the toolbar and select 'Instant Subscripts and Superscripts' from the 'Special Characters' menu, or select 'Instant Subscripts and Superscripts' (below the 'BR' button) from the 'Characters' window.

 

3. If you selected some text, this will already be visible in the 'Text' field, so simply select 'superscript' or 'subscript' from the drop down list and click OK, otherwise, enter the text you require and select 'superscript' or 'subscript' from the drop down and press OK.

Access this extension from the 'Instant Subscripts and Superscripts' item in the 'Insert>Special Characters' or
via the 'Characters' window.

Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Left and Right Single Quotes- download


This object adds the "&amp#145;" and "&amp#146;" single quote character symbols to the Insert:Characters Menu and the Objects:Characters palette.

Access from Insert Characters menu or the Character Object palette.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

Math Symbols- download


This object adds the Divide (&ampdivide;), Not (&ampnot;), Plus-or-Minus(&ampplusmn;), Micro (&ampmicro;) and Function (&amp#131;) character symbols to Dreamweaver.
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Access from Insert Characters menu or the Character Object palette.
Browser compatibility: IE, NS, Opera, Mozilla

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