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Modifying the insert bar – Adobe Extending Dreamweaver CS4 User Manual

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EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER CS4

Insert bar objects

Modifying the Insert bar

You can move objects from one category to another, rename categories, and completely remove objects from the panel.
To make the changes appear in the Insert bar, you must either restart Dreamweaver or reload extensions. For
information on reloading extensions, see “

Reloading extensions

” on page 78.

Move or copy an object from one Insert bar category to another or to a new location within a category

1

Save a backup copy of insertbar.xml (with a name such as insertbar.backup.xml).

2

Open the original insertbar.xml file.

3

Find the

button

tag that represents the object you want to move or copy. For example, to move the Image object

from its location in the Common category, find the

button

tag that has an

id

attribute of

"DW_Image"

.

4

Cut or copy the entire

button

tag.

5

Find the

category

tag that represents the category in which you want to move or copy the object.

6

Find the location within the category where you want the object to appear.

7

Paste the copied

button

tag.

8

Save the insertbar.xml file.

9

Reload extensions.

Remove an object from the Insert bar

1

Save a backup copy of insertbar.xml (with a name such as insertbar.backup.xml).

2

Open the original insertbar.xml file.

3

Find the

button

tag that represents the object you want to remove.

4

Delete the entire

button

tag.

5

Save the insertbar.xml file.

6

On your disk, move the object’s HTML, GIF, and JavaScript files out of their current folder, and put them into a
folder that isn’t listed in the insertbar.xml file. For example, you can create a new folder in the
Configuration/Objects folder named Unused, and move the object’s files there. (If you’re certain you want to
remove the object, you can delete those files entirely; however, it’s a good idea to keep backups of those files in case
you need to restore the object later.)

7

Reload extensions.

Change the order of categories in the Insert bar

1

Save a backup copy of insertbar.xml (with a name such as insertbar.backup.xml).

2

Open the original insertbar.xml file.

3

Find the

category

tag that corresponds to the category you want to move, and select that tag, including all the tags

it contains.

4

Cut that tag.

5

Paste the tag into its new location. Be sure to paste the tag in a location that isn’t inside any other

category

tag.

6

Save the insertbar.xml file.

7

Reload extensions.

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