A Textpattern Tag Library for Adobe Dreamweaver

• A Textpattern Tag Library for Adobe Dreamweaver
• What is it?
• How to install
• Tested with Dreamweaver 8 (CS2), 9 (CS3), 10(CS4)
• Adding and Modifying Tags
• Contribute
• Setting up your IDE: further suggestions
• Contact

What is it?

All tags, attributes and where possible, values for TXP 4.2.0. (Version for 4.0.7 and 4.0.8 still available on downloads page) Allows for source formatting and code completion in Dreamweaver.

See http://vimeo.com/2443627 for a one minute demonstration clip.

How to install

Tested with Dreamweaver 8 (CS2), 9 (CS3), 10(CS4)

Open up your rusty old text editor (or Dreamweaver) and point it to

For windows 2000 & XP

%appdata%\Adobe\Dreamweaver9\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration\TagLibraries\TagLibraries.vtm

For Mac OSX

<drive>:Users:<username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:¬
Dreamweaver 9:Configuration:TagLibraries:TagLibraries.vtm

Make a backup first. Next, insert the contents of AddToTagLibraries.vtm just before </taglibraries>

Place the textpattern directory inside (note: Geoff pointed out on the forum that the folder should be renamed to TextPattern (case-sensitive) on Mac)

For windows 2000 & XP

%appdata%\Adobe\Dreamweaver9\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration\TagLibraries

For Mac OSX

<drive>:Users:<username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:¬
Dreamweaver 9:Configuration:TagLibraries

Make sure it is enabled for the kinds of files you want (html, txt, php...), by going into edit – Tag Libraries, scrolling down to the TextPattern library and selecting the appropriate file types.

Fire up dreamweaver, Bob's should be the male counterpart to your aunt. Report any issues you might experience on the thread in the TXP forum, see link on the right.

Adding and Modifying Tags

The tags can be modified in two ways:

1. Editing the .vtm files within the TextPattern folder.
2. Use the tag library editor in dreamweaver under the edit – Tag Libraries

Contribute

This release is by no means thoroughly checked, so I'd imagine there be some typos and inconsistencies. I would appreciate it if you report them to me. If anyone is interested in collaborating, meaning using the tag library and making corrections/additions, that would be great. I would like to start a library for the plugins as well.

Setting up your IDE: further suggestions

Here's where things get interesting. The cnk_versioning plugin will allow you to dump your pages, forms and css into files, that can be edited with dreamweaver. If you have a dual monitor setup, I recommend you also install xrefresh – it will refresh the browser (Firefox or IE) when a change is detected in your site's filesystem (e.g. when you save).

So now you can edit your pages, forms and css directly in dreamweaver, with code completion and syntax highlighting provided by the tag library. Upon saving, the file gets imported into the database and the browser automatically refreshes. And in spite of the dying oceans, vanishing rainforests and the annoying sounds dolphins make, you'll feel delighted for a moment.

If you want to edit articles in dreamweaver too, or the above solution isn't masochistic enough for you, consider the it's all text extension for firefox.

Contact

Use the textforum thread: http://forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?id=29110