How to use a Flash/Flex GUI for DW Extensions

Report · Nov 14, 2008

I am creating a DW extension for an image and flash gallery. The extension will be accessible from the Insert menu. Once clicked, it would present me with a Flash/Flex form to search/browse for images/swf by file name or tags. Once I select an image/swf and clicked OK, it would insert into my webpage the absolute URL associated with the image/swf. The problem is I am not aware of how to create an extension with a Flash/Flex GUI.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
srtr4k

Report · Nov 20, 2008

You should check out the Flash panels and Dialogs section of the Dreamweaver API reference. Here is a link.

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Dreamweaver/10.0_API_Ref/WS4FB61645-9C4E-4667-B6D4-0E5F553BEF4F.html

This gives you direct access to Flash panels and dialogs from the Dreamweaver Javascript API. Adobe is working on a document for how to create CSXS based Flash Extensions. CSXS based extensions only work as a floating panel that surface themselves in the Windows, Extensions menu.

-Scott Richards
Dreamweaver Team