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Packaging Extensions with Extension Manager CS5
macromedia-extension
Description
Main tag for extension installation file.
Attributes
id
,
name
,
version
, {
type}
,
{requires-restart}, {ismultilingual}
, {
name_resid
},
{
plugin-manager-type
}, {
show-files
}, {
force-quit
}
id
A unique extension ID, to be created by Adobe after you submit your extension. Never add
or modify this attribute yourself.
name
The name of the extension. This must be a
VARCHAR
data type with a limit of 255
characters.
version
The version number of the extension, in the format
a
{
.
b
{
.
c
}}
, where
a
,
b
, and
c
are
all positive integers. For example, valid version numbers include 1.3.6, and 10.0.1. The first
number is the major version number, incremented when you make substantial changes to the
extension; the second number is the minor version number, incremented for smaller changes. The
third number is incremented for each new “build” of the extension between releases; for example,
after you submit version 4.1 of your extension to Adobe, it may be returned to you for minor
corrections. You might label the fixed version 4.1.1; after a couple of rounds of corrections, the
version number of the posted extension might be 4.1.3.
mxiversion
Attribute for version 5.0 that degrades gracefully. Indicates the version of the MXI
specification. Extension Manager 5.0 supports mxiversion 5.0 and earlier. If mxiversion is
unspecified, the default value is 1.0.
Note:
If the specified mxiversion is more recent than the current Extension Manager, an alert appears during
installation, indicating that a newer Extension Manager is required.
xmanversion
Attribute for version 5.0 that degrades gracefully. Indicates the oldest version of
Extension Manager that can install this extension.
Note:
Specify the
xmanversion
attribute only if a newer version of Extension Manager doesn’t support the
extension. To indicate the application versions that are compatible with an extension, see the
maxversion
attribute
for
product
on
page
16
.
icon
Attribute for version 5.0 that does not degrade gracefully. Indicates the path to customized
extension icon displayed by Extension Manager. To specify this relative path, use the
$ExtensionSpecificEMStore
attribute. For more information, see the
destination
attribute
for
file
on
page
19
. If
icon
is unspecified, the default icon is used.
Note:
The
icon
attribute applies only to CS4 applications and later. To specify an icon for CS3 or earlier
applications, use the
type
attribute.
type
Indicates the kind of extension. This optional attribute applies only to Dreamweaver,
Fireworks, and Flash.
•
Valid values for Dreamweaver: