[thelist] Tweaking Dreamweaver code (was Homesite vs Dreamweaver)

[scott.brady at homeqonline.com]

David wrote:

> The other frequent one is removing the space
> from a spacer gif's "alt" attribute. Since DW doesn't insert an empty "alt"
> by default (alt=""), it's necessary to at least type in a [space] character,
> then go back in and delete those spaces.

<tip type="Dreamweaver">
Having Dreamweaver add an empty alt tag in images by default is a preference you
can set in DW (at least in DW2, since I have yet to upgrade to a newer version).
Go to the Configuration\Ojbects\Common\ subfolder of your Dreamweaver folder.
In there, you will find a file called "Image.htm", which is basically a
javascript that tells DW how to insert an image. By default, I believe it is
this:

     return '<img src="' + escape(browseForFileURL("select", "", true)) + '">';

If you change it to this:

     return '<img src="' + escape(browseForFileURL("select", "", true)) + '"
alt="">';

It should now add in the empty alt tag by default.
</tip>

Scott