15. Working with Behaviors

What You’ll Do

Introduce Behaviors

Apply Behaviors to Page Elements

Apply Behaviors to Entire Page

Edit Behaviors

Work with Behaviors

Add Behavior Effects

Go to Another Web Page

Open Another Browser Window

Display Text Messages

Preload and Swap Images

Change Element Properties

Drag an AP Element

Show and Hide Elements

Execute a JavaScript

Introduction

Everybody loves the versatility that JavaScript can bring to a Web page, yet not that many people love programming in JavaScript, to make it happen. Dreamweaver makes your life easier by allowing you to insert Behaviors, most of which directly translate into JavaScript. Using behaviors, you can do things like insert pop-up windows, create disjointed rollovers, check ...

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