Getting Dreamweaver MX ( DW MX ) to play nicely with .TPL files

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2003

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texte = Posting to the list for everyone's sake, and so that it's in the archives asI had to dig for the info and use trial-error to get DW to behave as it hadbefore I had to reload the OS. This is from a Windows perspective, Mac's Iwould assume have the same files but obviously in different locations.****Making .tpl files render in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Design View****Go to your install directory for the program, typically c:\programfiles\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MXInside there, go to the Configuration folder, then DocumentTypes:c:\program files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\Document TypesInside there will be an .xml file called MMDocumentTypes.xmlAdd ,tpl to the 3rd line so that it reads like:****To have .TPL files show in the open file dialog by default:****Open extensions.txt which will be in the Configuration folder on asingle-user environment computer or in C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MXAdd ,TPL to the second line, the one that looks like:HTM,HTML,HTA,HTC:HTML DocumentsSo that it now looks like:HTM,HTML,HTA,HTC,TPL:HTML DocumentsCut/paste that as the FIRST LINE of the file. Now, when you go to OpenFile, HTML/TPL files will be first. Note: I've found that adding TPL tothe All Documents (default first line) doesn't work as expected.****How to have sanity when working with WebDNA templates in DW****>From within the program, go to Edit > Preferences.Uncheck/disable these 'features':Code Format uncheck Automatic Wrapping (so that code doesn't wrap in themiddle of a context)Code Rewriting Uncheck everything! (I don't trust Never rewrite codein..)File Types / Editors Make sure you haven't added .tpl to the list of Openin Code View as I had done :)Hope it helps someone, and if someone has other suggestions or things thatthey've done to enhance the relationship, please share! Maybe we can get aFAQ on this posted somewhere....GK-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Getting Dreamweaver MX ( DW MX ) to play nicely with .TPL files (Gary Krockover 2003)

Posting to the list for everyone's sake, and so that it's in the archives asI had to dig for the info and use trial-error to get DW to behave as it hadbefore I had to reload the OS. This is from a Windows perspective, Mac's Iwould assume have the same files but obviously in different locations.****Making .tpl files render in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Design View****Go to your install directory for the program, typically c:\programfiles\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MXInside there, go to the Configuration folder, then DocumentTypes:c:\program files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\Document TypesInside there will be an .xml file called MMDocumentTypes.xmlAdd ,tpl to the 3rd line so that it reads like:****To have .TPL files show in the open file dialog by default:****Open extensions.txt which will be in the Configuration folder on asingle-user environment computer or in C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MXAdd ,TPL to the second line, the one that looks like:HTM,HTML,HTA,HTC:HTML DocumentsSo that it now looks like:HTM,HTML,HTA,HTC,TPL:HTML DocumentsCut/paste that as the FIRST LINE of the file. Now, when you go to OpenFile, HTML/TPL files will be first. Note: I've found that adding TPL tothe All Documents (default first line) doesn't work as expected.****How to have sanity when working with WebDNA templates in DW****>From within the program, go to Edit > Preferences.Uncheck/disable these 'features':Code Format uncheck Automatic Wrapping (so that code doesn't wrap in themiddle of a context)Code Rewriting Uncheck everything! (I don't trust Never rewrite codein..)File Types / Editors Make sure you haven't added .tpl to the list of Openin Code View as I had done :)Hope it helps someone, and if someone has other suggestions or things thatthey've done to enhance the relationship, please share! Maybe we can get aFAQ on this posted somewhere....GK-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Gary Krockover

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Getting Dreamweaver MX ( DW MX ) to play nicely with .TPL files

2003

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