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Your extension development workflow
goa103 goa103 Member Since: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 11	Posted 25 Nov 2002 22:05:24 Hello, I am new into extension development and I wonder how you develop your extensions. I have 2 folders, the one I use to develop my extension and the one that MX uses to launch the extensions: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\Objects\Common for example. My problem is that I would like to develop my extension faster. Actually I have to work on my extension, pack it, install it and try it with MX. I would like to develop it and automatically test it with MX, from my extension/project folder, not the MX one. I developed some plugins for Photoshop, 3DSMax... and I didn't have the problem because they all have a "plugin folders list". So there's always a "default" plugin/extension folder and a "working" plugin/extension one. So please let me know the kind of solutions you have to quickly develop MX extensions. Thanks. Edited by - goa103 on 10 Nov 2008 00:28:03 Hello, I am new into extension development and I wonder how you develop your extensions. I have 2 folders, the one I use to develop my extension and the one that MX uses to launch the extensions: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\Objects\Common for example. My problem is that I would like to develop my extension faster. Actually I have to work on my extension, pack it, install it and try it with MX. I would like to develop it and automatically test it with MX, from my extension/project folder, not the MX one. I developed some plugins for Photoshop, 3DSMax... and I didn't have the problem because they all have a "plugin folders list". So there's always a "default" plugin/extension folder and a "working" plugin/extension one. So please let me know the kind of solutions you have to quickly develop MX extensions. Thanks. Edited by - goa103 on 10 Nov 2008 00:28:03

Your extension development workflow

goa103 goa103
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Since: 08 Nov 2002
Posts: 11

Posted 25 Nov 2002 22:05:24

Hello,

I am new into extension development and I wonder how you develop your extensions. I have 2 folders, the one I use to develop my extension and the one that MX uses to launch the extensions: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\Objects\Common for example.

My problem is that I would like to develop my extension faster. Actually I have to work on my extension, pack it, install it and try it with MX. I would like to develop it and automatically test it with MX, from my extension/project folder, not the MX one. I developed some plugins for Photoshop, 3DSMax... and I didn't have the problem because they all have a "plugin folders list". So there's always a "default" plugin/extension folder and a "working" plugin/extension one.

So please let me know the kind of solutions you have to quickly develop MX extensions.

Thanks.

Edited by - goa103 on 10 Nov 2008 00:28:03

Hello,

I am new into extension development and I wonder how you develop your extensions. I have 2 folders, the one I use to develop my extension and the one that MX uses to launch the extensions: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\Objects\Common for example.

My problem is that I would like to develop my extension faster. Actually I have to work on my extension, pack it, install it and try it with MX. I would like to develop it and automatically test it with MX, from my extension/project folder, not the MX one. I developed some plugins for Photoshop, 3DSMax... and I didn't have the problem because they all have a "plugin folders list". So there's always a "default" plugin/extension folder and a "working" plugin/extension one.

So please let me know the kind of solutions you have to quickly develop MX extensions.

Thanks.

Edited by - goa103 on 10 Nov 2008 00:28:03

George Petrov Official Representative Since: 04 May 2001 Posts: 4,563	Replied 27 Nov 2002 13:23:12 Well I'm also using two different folders for this. The most of the developing and extension making work I do directly in the Dreamweaver folder. When the extension is done I copy it to the other folder and pack it there in MXP There was this good extension MXP Builder - from Paul Boon - but unfortunately it isn't MX compatible Greeings, George -------------------------------------------------- George Petrov - Founder of the Dynamic Zones DMXzone.com, FWzone.net, FLzone.net, CFzone.net, DNzone.com, FlashFreaks.nl --------------------------------------------------

goa103 goa103 Member Since: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 11	Replied 28 Nov 2002 14:58:02 hi George, I tried "MXI File Creator Packager Extension" but It doesn't work anymore. It sounds like a powerful extension! I wonder why they don't provide the extension developers with some wizards to improve the dev workflow. It really... sucks <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle> The only solution I came up with was to copy the file each time I change them, not packaging nor installing. Using a batch file can help... sometimes. Thanks! Edited by - goa103 on 10 Nov 2008 00:28:23