CS4 jquery support

Report · Nov 06, 2008

Hi, I just updated to Dreamweaver CS4. One of the new features mentioned was code hinting and coloring for jQuery. I can't find it anywhere. Not in preferences and not in help. What am I missing? Also, somebody wrote in this forum about jQuery widgets. Are these natively installed with CS4 or do I need to download the extensions? Last question: Jquery and live view doesn't seem to work. Is this the case or am I doing something wrong?

Hope somebody can shine some light on the Jquery features. Thanks!

Report · Nov 06, 2008

scranet wrote:
> Hi, I just updated to Dreamweaver CS4. One of the new features mentioned was
> code hinting and coloring for jQuery.

Don't know where you got your information from, but CS4 does not have
specific support for jQuery. It does, however, have JavaScript code
introspection. This means that you get code hints for any JavaScript
function that is included in the same page or in a page that is directly
linked to the current page. As a result, you get *some* jQuery code hints.

> jQuery widgets. Are these natively installed with CS4 or do I need
> to download the extensions?

Click the Extend Dreamweaver control in the Application Bar (it looks
like a cog), and select Browse for Web Widgets.

> Last question: Jquery and live view doesn't seem to
> work. Is this the case or am I doing something wrong?

You're doing something wrong. Live view displays jQuery (and any other
JavaScript) dynamic features without problem.

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Report · Nov 06, 2008

Thanks for your response. I read about the code hinting on several places on the internet, e.g. David Hayden's blog, second bullet. Somehow this wrong info spread around the web. But nevermind, it seems there is an extension for jQuery code-hinting. I will try that and I will do dome more tests on running jQuery in Live view.

Report · Nov 10, 2008

CS4 does have a new "Widget" support API, and there are a number of new
Widgets available in the jQuery. Here's a few (mind the long URL!)

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?searchfield=+jQuery&search_exchange=&num=25&startnum...

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"scranet" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your response. I read about the code hinting on several places
> on
> the internet, e.g.
> http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2008/09/26/Dreamweaver4NewFeaturesSubve
> rsionIntegrationLiveViewjQueryCodeHinting.aspx, second bullet. Somehow
> this
> wrong info spread around the web. But nevermind, it seems there is an
> extension
> for jQuery code-hinting. I will try that and I will do dome more tests on
> running jQuery in Live view.
>
>

Report · Nov 10, 2008

http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/features/?view=topnew

says it supports jQuery highlighting, hinting, etc.

Report · Nov 11, 2008

You're right! That's kind of strange. Can somebody from Adobe shine a light on this?

Report · Nov 11, 2008

Thanks for the Widgets-url. I will check them out.

Report · Nov 11, 2008

boomertsfx2 wrote:
> http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/features/?view=topnew
>
> says it supports jQuery highlighting, hinting, etc.

What it actually says is this:

"Code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks

"Write JavaScript more efficiently with improved support for JavaScript
core objects and primitive data types. Put the extended coding
functionality of Dreamweaver CS4 to work by incorporating popular
JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery, Prototype, and Spry."

Spry code hints are hard-coded into Dreamweaver, so they're available on
any page. Code hints for jQuery and other frameworks rely on code
introspection, so the framework must be linked directly to the page.
Some hints pop up when you type a period after an object. Other code
hints need to be activated by pressing Ctrl+Space.

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David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
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http://foundationphp.com/

Report · Nov 13, 2008

Hello Adobe, where are you?

Report · Nov 13, 2008

edelagrave2 wrote:
> Hello Adobe, where are you?

This is a user-to-user forum. If you want an official answer to any
question or problem, contact technical support or customer support.

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Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Report · Nov 13, 2008

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:37:54 +0000 (UTC), "edelagrave2"
<webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

>Hello Adobe, where are you?

This is a user to user peer support forum. Adobe employees rarely participate
here. If you want an answer from Adobe, you'll need to contact them directly
using the support channels.

Gary

Report · Nov 13, 2008

edelagrave2 posted in macromedia.dreamweaver.appdev:

> Hello Adobe, where are you?

Please notice that "Important Note:" at the bottom of every page in the
Adobe Web forums (at least the FuseTalk Web forums).

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