My $.02 - if there's a bright future for Spectra that Macromedia can provide
it's right there: integrating it with UltraDev.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Steven A. del Sol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:36 PM
>>To: Spectra-Talk
>>Subject: Re: Globally change UUID's
>>
>>
>>I can get Site designers to work for me at a very low cost.
>>To get a CF Programer who understands Spectra the cost
>>of staff jumps up significantly.
>>
>>If you have ever used Dreamweaver(ultradev) you know
>>that through javascript windows (extensions, similar to
>>cf tags) you can create a sequence of actions. I am
>>developing the base to complete a Spectra imple-
>>-mentation. I am sure there will be quite a bit of
>>debugging but once complete I can implement
>>Spectra with the help of just a few standard
>>Dreamweaver (wysiwyg) designers.
>>
>>Pros:
>>Better design functions
>>
>>Less technical knowledge needed.
>>
>>Faster Implementation of site.
>>
>>Less hassle creating object handlers.
>>
>>Easier integration into flash.
>>
>>DHTML the site with full functionality with CF (this was the
>>first thing
>>completed)
>>
>>
>>
>>Cons:
>>Function is limited to the interface.
>>
>>Slows progress unless constant development to interface is made.
>>
>>Less control of UUIDS ( I thought this would be easy but it's
>>kicking my
>>butt. )
>>
>>Requires design system to have at least 128megs of memory.
>>
>>Currently, I need four pages open and unfortunately I do not
>>know how to hide
>>them from the user. They might get confused and try to edit them.
>>I use activeX to make changes with a vbscript macro.
>>
>>
>>
>>Summary:
>> It pretty much works but does have minor bugs. I have put
>>text on the Two "Do not edit this page" pages. The design time
>>has cut by over 75% and just about everybody can use it. Best of
>>all was that Fireworks works great. Using a handler and CFFILE I
>>can up load a sliced Fireworks image and treat it as an object not
>>having to write a single line of code to implement it, rollovers and
>>all. (That feature happened by accident)
>>
>>Was it what your were thinking? If so good. Some day if I ever get to
>>writing the documentation I might try to sell it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 03:15 PM 4/17/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Steve,
>>>
>>>Can you elaborate a little more about what this actually
>>does. If you are
>>>doing what I think you are doing it sounds really interesting.
>>>
>>>Lanny Udey
>>>Hofstra University
>>>
>>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, April 17, 2001 >>>
>>>I am writing a Macromedia extension to perform handlers so my less
>>>experienced developers can manage elements of Spectra. I
>>have almost all
>>>of it working including over 280 tags...but I am running
>>into issues within
>>>the updating of path variables in Spectra, for some reason
>>the UUIDs that I
>>>create using my Ultradev (Dreamweaver) Interface are not
>>being stored in
>>>the right containers. I am so close...Maybe just burnt out
>>on the code...
>>>Is there anyone that would like to help me solve and beta this
>>>product. Its a 4meg file with 215 extensions that fit into
>>8 object menus
>>>in Ultradev 4.0. Lots of script. I need help...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Steven A. del Sol
>>>NETPACQ Internet Systems
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>http://www.netpacq.com
>>>-----------------------------------------
>>>Vendor Representative
>>>San Diego Cold Fusion
>>>User Group
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>http://www.sdcfug.org
>>>
>>>
>>
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