Dreamweaver Extensions

Example: step by step

For example you have bought this extension, and don’t know what to do next, it isn’t a problem, you can use our example as a basis!

Below is a step-by-step video tutorial for Flash Image Gallery:

Installing Adobe Dreamweaver extension

Unzip package FlashGallery.zip. Flash Image Gallery is distributed as a Adobe Dreamweaver 8 (or later) extension, packed as a file named FlashGallery.mxp. To install it, you'll just need to execute that file or use the Adobe Extension Manager.

Inserting

Flash object can be inserted in the web page through the menu option "Insert -> Media ->Flash Image Gallery" or the Insert Bar.

Hide category Inserting flash object in the page through the menu option.
  1. Open Adobe Dreamweaver.
  2. In the Dreamweaver authoring tool, select File -> New.
  3. In the New Document dialog box, select HTML file, and click OK.
  4. Select File -> Save. Select a folder to contain your application, name the HTML file, and then click OK.
  5. Select Insert -> Media -> Flash Image Gallery.

  6. You have to define the destination folder (you can choose or create any folder you want). There (in this folder) will be created folder 'gallery_files' and inside this folder will be placed files: FlashGallery.swf, config.xml, gallery.xml, thumb.aspx, thumb.php and several images. Also in this folder will be copied folder 'js' with scripts, which contains flashwindow.js, prototype.js and swfobject_modified.js.

  7. Then just press OK.

Note: Before you insert Flash Object into new web page, save the HTML file.

Note: Flash Object can not be inserted into editable region or library.

Note: Take a note, that after Flash Object being inserted into page, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (or CS4) automatically inserts a special JavaScript (AC_RunActiveContent.js in Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, swfobject_modified.js in Adobe Dreamweaver СS4), which ensure the correct work of Flash Object in different web browsers. Make sure that in the tag <head> in the code of your HTML page the path to this file is correct and you’ve copied it onto FTP.

Hide category The path to the script file. 
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3:
<script src="scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4:
<script src="scripts/swfobject_modified.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Note: Make sure that in the tag <head> in the code of your HTML page the path to these files are correct and you’ve copied them onto FTP.

Hide category The path to the important scripts files. 
<script src="js/swfobject_modified.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="js/prototype.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="js/flashwindow.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Copy files

You can see that gallery already as an example contains two category with images. You can add more images into your gallery through User Interface, see 'Edit Gallery content'.

Setting paths

If you've moved into another place gallery files or renamed them, you need to set paths to these file (config.xml, gallery.xml).

Hide category Set paths to the files.
  1. Right click on the Flash Object in 'Design view' then choose FlashDevelopment24 Wizard -> Flash Image Gallery.

  2. Choose in the Category 'General' tab -> click Browse near the 'Configuration' field.
  3. In the dialog box, select file config.xml, and click OK.

  4. Choose in the Category 'General' tab -> click Browse near the 'Source' field.
  5. In the dialog box, select file gallery.xml, and click OK.
  6. Then just press OK and close window.

Edit Gallery content

The content of gallery is situated in gallery.xml (XML file). BUT you can edit it directly from the UI (User Interface) using image manager. Enter the UI, then open 'Image list' category.

Hide category Edit Gallery content through the FlashDevlopment24 Wizard.
  1. Right click on the Flash Object in 'Design view' then choose FlashDevelopment24 Wizard -> Flash Image Gallery.
  2. In the Category list, select 'Image list' tab.
  3. Edit the content of your Gallery.
  4. Then just press OK and close window.

Through the image manager you can create gallery 'category', add images by folders or just by one image, remove items from gallery and move them up or down.

Customizing appearance

Use FlashDevlopment24 Wizard (Right click on Flash Object, then FlashDevlopment24 Wizard -> Flash Image Gallery) to adjust the component appearance by changing different attributes in different Categories. Also you can do this by changing the attributes of the tag <config> directly in the file config.xml.

After you've adjust the appearance of your gallery, you need to set the flash object width and height according to the real image gallery size (which appears in browser) by dragging the sizing handles or set width and height in the Properties.

Preview

To preview your page you’ll need to save your document Select File > Save, than Select File > Preview In Browser, and then select one of the listed browsers or press F12 (Windows) or Option+F12 (Macintosh) to display the current document in the primary browser. Press Control+F12 (Windows) or Command+F12 (Macintosh) to display the current document in the secondary browser.

Note: To interact your component with the page a Javscript is using, thats why set up global security settings.

That’s all!