Alternate Row Colors
Alternate Row Colors
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The Alternate Row Colors extension is designed to work with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004. It enables the user to define alternate colors for a dynamically generated table. There is an additional version, which allows the user to define a third color, for JavaScript mouseover effects.
Plain dynamic tables look a bit boring. Also, they can be difficult to read for some of us. Setting suitable alternative colors can enhance the appearance.
The following instructions show the PHP versions of the extension, the extension will work in identical ways for PHP_MySQL, PHP_ADODB, ASP3 (VBScript), ASP3 (JavaScript) and ColdFusion server models. Versions for ASP.NET will not be developed, because the ASP.NET datagrid object can do the same job.
Please note that a very fine Flash tutorial for this extension has been written by DMXTutorials.com.
UI Access
The first step is to select the tr tag. This is very important.
- Click inside the repeated row.
- Use the tag bar, under the page window, to select the tr tag.
The extension is accessed from the Server Behavior control panel.
- Click on the + button
- Take your mouse to the Technocurve submenu
- Select the basic extension
The two colors can be selected either by typing the hexadecimal color number into the text box, or using the Dreamweaver color selector. It is very important to select the correct tr tag. The tr tags are numbered in the code, from the top of the html code downwards. The first tr tag is tr[0]. The page in this example has only one dynamic table, with the first tr row being for the heading. In this example, tr[1] needs to be selected.
| Requirements » |
| Type: | n/a |
|---|---|
| Product: | Dreamweaver MX 2004 |
| Server Model: | ASP JavaScript, ASP VBScript, ColdFusion (DWMX), PHP MySQL, PHP PHAkt 2, ASP JScript |
| Database: | Access, SQL Server, MySQL |
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Paul Taylor
Born in 1961, I am a middle-aged amateur web developer. I did this professionally for 5 years. Before that I spent 17 years as a schoolteacher. I now work as a writer for the international Christian ministry, Answers in Genesis.
User Reviews
Total of 27 reviewsWorks Great In CS3
Written by Mark Smith on November 12, 2009Thanks Paul - Great Job. I appreciate this extension. Help me in a pinch. You need to start teaching and passing on your skills.
Can't see the Technocurve submenu
Written by Tom Meijer on July 1, 2009Hi I'm working with Dreamweaver CS3 on a MAC and when I'm trying to add a behaver the Technocurve submenuis not there. I can see the extention in the Extention Manager. ThanksOren
Thanks!
Written by Scott B on February 8, 2008Hey, thanks alot Paul. This is truly a great tool. Really saved me alot of time, I love the fact that it works with dynamic tables as well.
DW 8?
Written by Paul Taylor on November 4, 2005Has anyone tried installing this extension into DW 8? I am no longer an IT developer, and haven't got round to purchasing DW8.
RE: RE: RE: Good Extensions - Encountered Problem and Fixed
Written by Paul Taylor on September 25, 2004I'm glad you're work-around works. I'm not sure why you got an erroneous message. The style system I used is supposed to be cross-browser compatible. At least it is valid standards-compliant code! As you may be aware, bgcolor is a non-valid ...
RE: RE: Good Extensions - Encountered Problem and Fixed
Written by Michael Vaughan on September 24, 2004Remove quotes from above - the posting system added them.
RE: Good Extensions - Encountered Problem and Fixed
Written by Michael Vaughan on September 24, 2004Code correction:<tr bgcolor='ffffcc'>
