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Creating and Using Objects
You can customize not only the Insert panel but also the menus. All menus are controlled
via the menus.xml file found in the Configuration\Menus folder. For an in-depth look at
how you can change your Insert—or any other—menu, as well as keyboard shortcuts, see Chapter 33.
Adding Other Objects
Before you decide to build your own custom object, look around to see if someone else has already cre-
ated something similar. In addition to having the standard objects that ship with Dreamweaver, numer-
ous Web sites have objects and behaviors available for download. Adobe sponsors one of the largest
collections at the Adobe Exchange (www.adobe.com/exchange). You can also search another database
of Dreamweaver objects (as well as behaviors, commands, and so on) at the Dreamweaver Extension
Database, located on my site, Dreamweaver etc. (www.idest.com/dreamweaver). Of course, a variety
of objects are available on this book’s Web site (www.wiley.com/go/dreamweavercs4bible).
To facilitate the process of adding new objects and other extensions, Adobe developed the aptly
named Extension Manager. The Extension Manager is a cross-product utility that works with
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash. It works with extensions created in a special format, Adobe
Exchange Package (MXP). MXP files contain the necessary files for the extension, all the required
information on wher ...