MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER, Manual

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CHAPTER 11
Tag Libraries and Editors
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 users can use tag editors to insert new tags, edit existing tags,
and access reference information about tags. Dreamweaver comes with editors for the
following languages: HTML, ASP.Net, CFML, JRun, and JSP. You can customize tag editors
that come with Dreamweaver, and you can create new tag editors. You can also add new tags
to the tag libraries.
The Tag Chooser uses information that is stored in the tag libraries to let Dreamweaver users
view available tags and select them to use in the active document.
Dreamweaver stores information about each tag, including all tag attributes, in a set of
subfolders that reside in the Configuration/TagLibraries folder. The tag editor and Tag
Chooser functions use the information that is stored in this folder when manipulating and
editing tags. Before you can create custom tag editors, you should understand the tag library
structure.
The following table lists the files you use to create a tag library:
Path File Description
Configuration/TagLibraries/ TagLibraries
.
vt
m
Lists every installed tag.
Configuration/TagLibraries/
language
/
tag.
vtm Includes information about tags, for
example tag attributes, whether the
tag has a closing tag, and
formatting rules.
Configuration/TagLibraries/language/
Tagimagefile
.gif Optional file to display in the
Property inspector.