modifying extensions

[pmolter]

I'm using Web Photo Album 2.2 and need to find a way to add an option for the
navigational elements. Currently, it allows you to choose sequential numbering
(1,2,3,etc.) or directional guides (< << >> >). What I need is to have
sequential numbering with a 'previous' and 'next' link on each end (previous |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | next). These changes can't be made in the html template files
associated with this extension. Can anyone point me to where I can make these
adjustments? Thanks!

[danilocelic *TMM*]

pmolter wrote:

> I'm using Web Photo Album 2.2 and need to find a way to add an option for the
> navigational elements. Currently, it allows you to choose sequential numbering
> (1,2,3,etc.) or directional guides (< << >> >). What I need is to have
> sequential numbering with a 'previous' and 'next' link on each end (previous |
> 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | next). These changes can't be made in the html template files
> associated with this extension. Can anyone point me to where I can make these
> adjustments? Thanks!

The files installed by an extension are placed into a user copy of the
DW configuration folder. To find the various places that this folder can
be found check out:
[url]http://www.communitymx.com/blog/index.cfm?newsid=27&blogger=12[/url]

Once in the DW user config folder go to /Extensions and search for the
MXI file that is applicable to the extension you're looking for. Open
that file up in a text editor.

Note: by default DW will try to open Extension Manager if you try to
open a MXI file with it. You can add the MXI file extension to the list
of files DW will open in code view by going to:
Edit > Preferences > File Types/Editors
and add the .mxi file extension to the Open in code view field.


Once that MXI file is opened, look for the <files> tag. Within it you
will find nested one or more <file> tags. Us the file name and the
destination attribute to find the files used by the extension. For
example, if you had:
<file source="AfileName.htm"
destination="$dreamweaver/Configuration/Commands/" />

You would look for the file in the user's DW config folder within the
Commands folder.


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Danilo Celic
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