Dreamweaver in a Nutshell

Customizing Dreamweaver Dialog Boxes

Dreamweaver dialog boxes are created using HTML forms stored in the Dreamweaver4/Configuration/C ommands directory. You can modify these HTML files to alter the appearance of Dreamweaver’s dialog boxes permanently. Alterations to these dialog boxes are reflected across all Dreamweaver sites.

Table 20-1 lists the files used to implement many of Dreamweaver’s menu options. JavaScript within the HTML file, and in external .js files, controls the dialog boxes’ functionality. You can edit these files to change the appearance and behavior of Dreamweaver’s dialog boxes and menu commands. Most of these files are stored in the Dreamweaver4/Configuration/C ommands directory. Files whose paths begin with Shared are located in the Dreamweaver4/Configuration/Shared directory and are used by multiple dialog boxes.

Table 20-1. Dialog box HTML and JS files

Menu command or dialog box	HTML and JS files used
File → Save	_afterSave.htm _beforeSave.htm
File → Open	_onOpen.htm
Commands → Add/Remove Netscape Resize Fix	Add Remove NS Resize Fix.htm addNSResizeFix.htm Add Remove NS Resize Fix.js Shared/MM/Scripts/CMN/localText.js Shared/MM/Scripts/CMN/DOM.js
Alert dialog boxes	AlertDS.htm AlterDS.js
Commands → Apply Source Formatting	Apply Source Formatting.htm Source Formatting.js
Commands → Check Page for Accessibility	Check for Accessibility.htm Check for Accessibility.js
Commands → Clean Up HTML	Clean Up HTML.htm