Using the Dreamweaver ImageReady extension
For
a background for this week please see previous week (week
4) on this site.
The
extension for inserting ImageReady files into Dreamweaver has several
advantages over the other methods of transfering ImageReady files into
Dreamweaver and making nested tables. The best advantage is its ability
to convert the JavaScript in ImageReady to JavaScript in Dreamweaver.
This allows you to edit the JavaScript in Dreamweaver.
It
certainly also has an advantage over Method 2 because you no longer
have to carefully cut and paste the ImageReady JavaScript to the Dreamweaver
HTML. It eliminates the hand coding manipulation by using the extension.
With one push of the button the code is invisibly converted and placed
in the Dreamweaver file. As Garo says - cool.
The
file I used is the same for the week 4 examples and my notes on the
procedure can be found by accessing the Method
4 extension link. You can also link to the finished
file and see how the nested tables are behaving.
My
favorite method is now number 4 but you still have to go through a quite
a few manipulations to be successful. Method 2 still has its place if
you're careful. And no matter what method you use, you still have to
go through the riggamaroll of making sure you vertically align to the
top of the <td>s of the nested tables.
