Making my Dreamweaver Extensions MX 2004 compliant Mar 07. 040
I finally got round to making the modifications to all of my Dreamweaver Extensions in order that they will install correctly for Dreamweaver MX 2004 users.
It was a hassle to edit 13 MXIs, re-package and test them. But at least now it’s done. Let’s just hope they don’t go and change it all again for the next release… :/
You can find the revised extensions with incremented version numbers on the extensions page.
Have fun and let me know if anything is still broke.
Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit Vol 6 Released Feb 17. 042
Ok, so I’m a bit slow on the uptake, but I thought I should report it here. Macromedia have released Volume 6 of the DevNet Resource Kit.
Volume 6 delivers a new set of Macromedia Flash MX 2004 components, Dreamweaver MX 2004 extensions, and a host of components, tags, and utilities for ColdFusion MX. The CD also contains sample applications and an archive of the last three months of articles on the Developer Center website.
Dreamweaver Extensions going Pete Tong Feb 06. 042
For some time I’ve guessed that I might need to update my Dreamweaver Extensions to function correctly with Dreamweaver MX 2004. Today I found some time to take a little bit of a closer look at the subject.
It seems that Macromedia totally changed the way in which commands are inserted into the toolbars this time around.
Net result is that although my extensions will work ‘mostly’ (I think, let me know) with the latest release, the way they are inserted into the toolbar is all a bit Pete Tong.
Suffice to say I’m going to try and resolve this…
JavaScript support in Director? Jan 04. 040
I just came across a post on John Dowdells blog RE a news item which has gone up too early on the Computerworld site. The subject: ‘Macromedia Director MX 2004’. It certainly makes an interesting read. Having used previous versions of Director earlier during my career I’ve always been of the opinion that Macromedia needed to do something pretty revolutionary with the software in order that it should keep one step ahead of the ever maturing Flash format.
Turns out that this release they’ve added support for a new programming language in addition to the nastyness that is Lingo, Director now provides support for JavaScript! Blimey! Now if they add support for Actionscript and such niceness as nested Movie Clips then some developers might return.
IE changes Oct 07. 030
What this means for developers is that any site which you have built using ‘plug-in’ technology such as Flash, Windows Media Player, QuickTime or Real Player will act differently.
Every instance of plug-in content will prompt the user to click an ‘OK’ button in order that the plug-in can execute content. On some sites this will have a huge impact, other will not be affected.
Macromedia has identified some early workarounds, but these require significant changes to existing site code.
You can find out more about these solutions here: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/activecontent/