Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction to Spry
by James Williamson
$ 49.95
  • 4.12 hrs
  •  EN
  • 47 lessons

Web designers with no prior JavaScript experience can now easily add AJAX-driven functionality to their sites. Adobe Certified Master Instructor James Williamson demonstrates how in Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction to Spry. This course covers the three main focuses of Spry: creating interactive effects, using widgets to shape the user experience, and populating pages with data. Exercise files accompany the course. A working knowledge of HTML and CSS is recommended for this course.
Course Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction to Spry
Author James Williamson
SKU
ISBN
Release Date 2009-04-29
Duration 4.12 hrs / 47 tutorials
Work files Yes
Price $ 49.95
Retail price $ 99.95
Language
Tags CS4
 
1. Introducing Spry
What is AJAX? 03:07
What is JavaScript? 02:39
What is XML? 02:39
Spry overview 02:55
Downloading the Spry framework 03:25
Using Adobe's online Spry documentation 02:20
Dreamweaver-Spry integration 04:09
Managing Spry assets 04:20
2. Spry Effects and Spry Widgets
Understanding Spry effects 02:58
Adding Spry effects 08:41
Spry widget overview 02:55
Adding Spry widgets 06:21
Styling Spry widgets 06:37
Customized widget styling 08:43
3. Building Navigation Through Spry
Planning for drop-down menus 03:12
Examining the Spry menu bar widget 05:44
Inserting the Spry menu bar 08:00
Styling menu bar placement 06:03
Styling menu bar links 09:21
Coding for non-JavaScript enabled clients 09:48
4. Validating Form Data with Spry
Exploring form validation 02:58
Inserting text field validation widgets 07:22
Inserting password and confirmation validation widgets 06:49
Inserting a checkbox validation widget 04:50
Controlling basic validation widget styling 07:14
Understanding validation message functionality 04:01
Controlling validation message functionality 08:37
5. Working with Spry Data
What is a Spry dataset? 02:44
Creating Spry datasets with Dreamweaver 01:48
Creating an XML dataset 07:23
Understanding HTML datasets 06:49
Styling master/detail regions 11:20
Using non-table HTML elements for data 10:32
Using Excel spreadsheets to build datasets 08:16
Hiding unloaded data references 04:15
6. Hand-Coding Spry
Taking Spry beyond Dreamweaver 03:57
Writing XML 08:03
Coding widget structure 07:56
Constructing Spry datasets through code 03:53
Defining Spry regions and data references 04:58
Constructing Spry widgets through code 05:19
Controlling panel animation through CSS 04:52
Enhancing effects through CSS 07:59
Conclusion
Goodbye 00:16

 
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