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he Web is a dynamic environment, with new technologies continu-
ally emerging. Until recently, HTML standards were changing every
year or so; even now, products are routinely introduced that use the
Web as a jumping-off place for new methods and tools. Keeping pace with
the constantly shifting work environment of the Web has been beyond the
capabilities of any suite of Web authoring tools, much less a single one—
until Dreamweaver debuted, of course.
The initial version of Dreamweaver had a high degree of extensibility built
right in, with its customizable HTML objects and JavaScript behaviors.
Adobe continues to enhance this flexibility with each release. With the
implementation of the W3C Document Object Model and a tremendous
number of new API functions, objects, and behaviors, Dreamweaver fea-
tures have been beefed up so that they are much more powerful than ever.
In addition, Dreamweaver presents a host of ways to extend its power. Here
are just some of the options:
Menus
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—The entire Dreamweaver menu system is completely cus-
tomizable. You can add context menu items, rearrange the main
menu, and even add completely new menus, all by modifying a
single XML file.
Keyboard shortcuts
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—Adobe makes it easy to use the same key-
board shortcuts across its product line—even extending such ease
to other products—with the Keyboard Shortcut editor. In addition
to adopting the most com ...