Confirmed: From Adobe website re: Dreamweaver Write JavaScript more efficiently with improved support for JavaScript core objects and primitive data types. Put the extended coding functionality of Dreamweaver CS4 to work by incorporating popular JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery, Prototype, and Spry.
Rob On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I've read that jQuery is also included in Dreamweaver CS4. Can anyone > confirm this? > > > andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Guido [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 7:27 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: Coldfusion +Ajax, best route? > > +1 to what Charlie said. > > As far as lessening the learning curve, definitely use one of the JS > libraries. jQuery is great. I have been using Spry the last week or so and > I > really like it a *lot*. It is really easy to use and is rolled into DW CS3 > and CS4, as well as Aptana. I have been able to do some really cool stuff > with very little code with both Spry and jQuery. > > ~G~ > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Charlie Griefer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Should I look into the built-in Ajax stuff with cf8 or go with a > > > third party like JQuery? > > > > > > > If you're comfortable with JavaScript, I'd recommend the jQuery method. > > > > The CF AJAX stuff shields you from having to write JS... which I guess > > is a good thing if you don't know it and don't have a desire to learn > > it. But there are some drawbacks: > > > > 1) uses an older version of Ext. If you want something more > > up-to-date, you'll have to roll your own anyway. > > 2) imports a LOT of script tags. i've herad that there are some > > tweaks to reduce the number of included scripts... but out of the box, > > there's an awful lot of .js being imported for something as simple as a > tool tip. > > > > using jQuery (or any of the other external libraries) really gives you > > full control. > > > > > > -- > > I have failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my life. I love > > my wife. And I wish you my kind of success. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:315086 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
