Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - Manual (Page 411)

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• If you want to write a template expression to control the display of an optional region, click the Advanced tab,
select Enter Expression, then enter the expression in the box.
Note: Dreamweaver inserts double-quotation marks around the text you enter.
6 Click OK.
When you use the Optional Region template object, Dreamweaver inserts template comments in the code. A
template parameter is defined in the
head section, as in the following example:
At the location where the optional region is inserted, code similar to the code below appears:
You can access and edit template parameters in the template-based document.
See also
“Modify template properties” on page 415
“Template expressions” on page 390
Defining editable tag attributes
Specify editable tag attributes in a template
You can allow a template user to modify specified tag attributes in a document created from a template.
For example, you can set a background color in the template document, yet enable template users to set a different
background color for pages they create. Users can update only the attributes you specify as editable.
You can also set multiple editable attributes in a page so that template users can modify the attributes in template-
based documents. The following data types are supported: text, Boolean (
true / false ), color, and URL.
Creating an editable tag attribute inserts a template parameter in the code. An initial value for the attribute is set in
the template document; when a template-based document is created, it inherits the parameter. A template user can
then edit the parameter in the template-based document.
Note: If you make the link to a style sheet an editable attribute, then the attributes of the style sheet are no longer
available for either viewing or editing in the template file.
1 In the Document window, select an item you want to set an editable tag attribute for.
2 Select Modify > Templates > Make Attribute Editable.
3 In the Attribute box, enter a name or select an attribute in the Editable Tag Attributes dialog box by doing one of
the following:
• If the attribute you want to make editable is listed in the Attribute pop-up menu, select it.
• If the attribute you want to make editable isn’t listed in the Attribute pop-up menu, click Add, and in the dialog
box that opens, enter the name of the attribute you want to add, then click OK.
4 Make sure the Make Attribute Editable option is selected.
September 4, 2007