multiple htm files in a floater?

[Steve]

Is there a way to create a floater extension with multiple .htm files? I've
tried doing a simple <a href='anotherfile.htm'> but that doesn't seem to switch
to the other file. is this currently possible or am i stuck with changing the
visibility of divs? Steve

[Massimo Foti]

"Steve" <m@secretagents.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to create a floater extension with multiple .htm files?

I've

> tried doing a simple <a href='anotherfile.htm'> but that doesn't seem to

switch

> to the other file. is this currently possible or am i stuck with changing

the

> visibility of divs? Steve

If you prefer to split the GUI code into different files, you can read them
on the fly with DWfile APIs, then set the innerHTML property of a <div>.

Of course, you can read the files at startup and keep their contents in
memory

I don't know if this could fit your scenario. Hope it may be of help.

Massimo

[danilocelic *TMM*]

Steve wrote:

> Is there a way to create a floater extension with multiple .htm files? I've
> tried doing a simple <a href='anotherfile.htm'> but that doesn't seem to switch
> to the other file. is this currently possible or am i stuck with changing the
> visibility of divs? Steve

Hey Steve,

href links aren't supported in Dreamweaver, it's in the docs somewhere.

You have a couple of options for what you're trying to do. You can show and hide divs, or you can rewrite the UI (or a portion of it usually, e.g. keep the toolbar buttons, but redraw the rest of the dialog) based upon the user input by reading in content from disk, or by building the HTML on the fly as needed. If you have a number of options, or perhaps the options that show per "page" of the panel can vary, rewriting the UI may be the better option. It's generally quite fast, but can induce a small flicker as the UI is redrawn.

HTH

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[Steve]

yeah i figured those were my only options. I hope MM improves the floater extensions in the next release. They have so much potential but seem to be lacking in areas like this.

Steve

[Steve]

Oh btw, another interesting approach is to grab the UI from the server. I've
been experimenting with this a bit. The slick thing about this approach is that
in theory the entire extension could be automatically updated from a server. No
need to redistribute new MXP files. Steve

[danilocelic *TMM*]

Steve wrote:

> yeah i figured those were my only options. I hope MM improves the floater extensions in the next release. They have so much potential but seem to be lacking in areas like this.

As always ask for it:
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/[/url]

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[danilocelic *TMM*]

Steve wrote:

> Oh btw, another interesting approach is to grab the UI from the server. I've
> been experimenting with this a bit. The slick thing about this approach is that
> in theory the entire extension could be automatically updated from a server. No
> need to redistribute new MXP files. Steve

I've done this with a couple of extensions I've written for companies. Well technically, I pull down the file via MMHttp.getFile() and then compare version numbers, if newer, then I replace the local copy of the file. If I can't access the remote file, then I use just the local copy. Good practice for users of laptops that won't always be connected.

They just need to add the ability to post files to a remote server instead of only allowing posting of text.



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