The example shown in Figure 33-8, and built by WebAssist, manages the global settings for a shopping cart
on three different tabs.
FIGURE 33-8
The custom floater, built by WebAssist, controls global settings as well as merchandising rules for a shopping cart
extension, WA eCart.
Developing Translators
For any markup tag to be depicted in the Document window??”whether it??™s
for bold or a custom thirdparty
tag such as Tango??™s <@cols>??”it must be translated. Dreamweaver??™s built-in rendering system translates
all the standard HTML code, along with a few special custom tags such as those for ASP and
ColdFusion. However, to display any other custom tags, or those that perform special functions such as
server-side includes, the tag developer must build a custom translator.
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Extending Dreamweaver Part VII
As part of its expansion efforts, Dreamweaver supports custom translators. This enhancement enables programs
that output nonstandard HTML to be displayed onscreen integrated with the regular code. One of
Dreamweaver??™s main claims to fame is its capability to accept code without rewriting it. With Dreamweaver
translators, you can visually insert, show, and edit your custom code.
Here??™s a brief overview of how translators work:
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