Category: Dreamweaver
If Statement Goodness
If you like If statements in ASP VBScript as much as I do (and really, who doesn't?), then you need DWfaq's Custom Conditional Region. It tacks a comment on the end of your If and End If statements allowing them to be rendered in Dreamweaver's Design view. The comments also help you peg down what End Ifs go with which Ifs. I used CCR to write all of the conditional logic for the front page of the blog, and figured I'd show you how well it works.
Dan's Blog without CCR installed
Dan's Blog with CCR installed
So buy one, it's good for you...
Macromedia Offers NCL Option for Flex
Macromedia today announced a Non-Commercial License option for Flex. This should make it easier for developers to start getting into Flex-based development, so we can all find out what it's really capable of :). You may just end up seeing a Flex-based UI for Dan's Shorts.... oooooooooohhhh... who knows :). They also have a nifty little page that will help everyone understand exactly what an NCL license is, so we can all figure out if we're eligible.
Macromedia Announces Captivate
Macromedia has just announced Captivate, the replacement for RoboDemo, and what a replacement it is. I've been using Camtasia for some time for doing instructional movies, but will most likely be switching to Captivate once it actually goes on sale :). They've added support for simulations, in-line audio recording, live screen capture on click-and-drag actions (sorely missing in RoboDemo) as well as the ability to import all of my old Camtasia recordings and convert them to Captivate movies.
A biggie for some folks will be that Captivate now exports to Flash MX 2004 right out of the box. In RoboDemo this was an additional plugin (and additional purchase), but it's now part of the root product.
You should also check out the prouct demo from Silke Fleischer, the Captivate Product Manager, which includes a walk through of the entire product, as well as a full simulation (another new feature of Captivate). You can also see lots of TMMs being goofy, and who doesn't love that....