Another available option in Dreamweaver objects is the capability to use Flash movies??”or any plugin on
the system??”within the parameter form. All that??™s required is that the user has the same plugin available on
his system.
With Flash??™s scalable vector graphics, animation capabilities, and interactivity, user interfaces give you the
potential to take a tremendous leap forward. Instead of a Help message, you can build in a training video to
demonstrate particularly difficult concepts.
Incorporating a Flash file in your object??™s parameter form is no different from using it in your Web page.
Just choose Insert ??? Media ??? Flash or click the Insert Flash button on the Insert bar. Dreamweaver automatically
reads the correct size from the Flash file. Finally, make sure that any other parameters you desire
are set, and you??™ve just created an advanced user interface! To get an idea of what??™s possible, take a look at
Figure 1-7, which shows a Dreamweaver command that uses Flash as the interface, playing in
Dreamweaver.
FIGURE 1-7
Spice up your command with a Flash user interface like the Fade Image command from the author.
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Creating and Using Objects
Summary
In one sense, objects are analogous to the macros in a word processing program that greatly simplify repetitive
work.
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