ptg 514 Chapter 22 Using and Managing History Commands Run a History Command Open the Web page you want to run (apply) a Command. Click in the document where you want to run the Command. Click the Commands menu, and then select the command from the list at the bottom of the menu (in this example, Copyright). Dreamweaver applies the command at the insertion point of the cursor. 3 2 1 The History panel is one of those tools in Dreamweaver that many users don't take full advantage of. Most designers use it as a tool for multiple undos. While that's a fine way to use it (I love multiple undos), there's more to the History panel than that. The History panel's job is to record all the actions you make in an open document, based on a user- defined number of steps, and lets you take multiple steps backwards with the use of the panel's slider. Its real power, however, is the ability to record, play, save, and reuse user-defined commands. User-defined commands are great timesaving tools when you build complex Web sites and know that you'll do certain things over and over again. For example, you might want to insert a copyright statement at the bottom of each page. We're not talking about a library item, just some simple italicized text. That's just perfect for a command. After you save steps as a command, you can run, rename, or delete commands. 2 1 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 22 Automating Dreamweaver 515 Manage History Commands Click the Commands menu, and then click Edit Command List. Select from the following options in the Edit Command List dialog box: ◆ Rename. Select a command from the list, and enter a new name, if desired. ◆ Remove. Select a command from the list, and then click the Delete button. Click Close to save your changes. 3 2 1 1 3 2 Did You Know? You can get more commands. Click the Commands menu, and then click Get More Commands. Your browser opens the Adobe Exchange, where you can pick up hundreds of specific com- mands (many for free). From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 516 Chapter 22 If you need to quickly create a command for temporary use, such as your current working session, you can use the Start Recording and Stop Recording commands on the Commands menu. The actions you take during the recording process are stored internally by Dreamweaver and cannot be edited. Dreamweaver stores only one recorded command at a time. This means when you record a new com- mand, the old command is erased. However, if you like a recorded com- mand, you can save it for future use. Recording Commands for Temporary Use Record and Play a Command for Temporary Use Open the Web page you want to use for recording purposes. Click the Commands menu, and then click Start Recording. TIMESAVER Ctrl+Shift+X (Win) or A +Shift+X (Mac) to start recording. Perform the steps you want to record ( the cursor changes to indicate you’re recording). When you’re done, click the Commands menu, and then click Stop Recording. TIMESAVER Ctrl+Shift+X (Win) or A +Shift+X (Mac) to stop recording. To play back t he reco rded command, click the Commands menu, and then click Play Recorded Command. 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 4 5 Did You Know? You can save a temporary recorded command. Click the Commands menu, click Play Recorded Command, select the Run Command step in the History panel, click the Save Steps button, enter a name for the command, and then click OK. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 22 Automating Dreamweaver 517 By default, the History panel is set for a maximum of 50 undos. Your first job is to determine whether 50 undo steps is enough (or too many), and modify the History panel by using the General category in the Preferences dialog box. You can set the number of history steps to any number between 2 and 9999. As the History panel records each step taken in the active document, it consumes memory and hard disk space. The larger the number of history steps you specify, the more memory and hard disk space Dreamweaver consumes on your computer. Setting History Panel Preferences Define History Steps Click the Dreamweaver (Mac) or Edit (Win) menu, and then click Preferences. Click the General category. Enter a numeric (2-9999) value into the Maximum Number Of History Steps box. Click OK. 4 3 2 1 4 2 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 518 Chapter 22 Dreamweaver's Find and Replace is a powerful tool for searching for and changing HTML text, tags and their attributes within the document you are working on. Conducting a simple find/replace on text allows you to search for a specific phrase, words or characters, and replace them. The advanced text option allows you to search for and replace text strings inside or outside of a target tag with the specific criteria you want; this acts as a filter for the search. Using Advanced Find and Replace for Text Conduct an Advanced Text Find and Replace Open Dreamweaver (it is not necessary to open a document). Click the Edit menu, and then click Find And Replace. Select the following options from the Find and Replace dialog box: ◆ Find In. Click the list arrow to look for the find text by the desired area for the search. ◆ Search. Click the list arrow, and then click Text (Advanced). ◆ Find. Enter the text to search. ◆ Replace. Enter the text to replace. ◆ Tag. Click the list arrow, click Inside Tag or Not Inside, and then select a target tag to look for text in (to the right). ◆ Criteria. Click the Plus (+) button or the Minus (-) button to add or remove search criteria. When you add a criteria, click to select what to look for in the tag (With Attribute, Without Attribute, or Containing, or Not Containing), and then specify the criteria you want. For example, with Attribute chosen, the attribute is color, and the equal sign was used to indicate we're looking for a specific color (990000). 3 2 1 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 22 Automating Dreamweaver 519 Select from the following Find and Replace options: ◆ Match Case. Select to make the Find text case sensitive. ◆ Match Whole Word. Select to match whole words. ◆ Ignore Whitespace. Select to treat all whitespace as a single space for the purpose of matching. ◆ Use Regular Expression. Select to use string expressions to help locate information. Click Find Next, Find All, Replace, Replace All to perform the find and replace. Click Close to end the Find and Replace routine. 6 5 4 4 6 5 Find all results See Also See “Finding and Replacing Text or Code” on page 120 for information on using the Find and Replace command. Did You Know? You can repeat the last search. Dreamweaver remembers your last search. So, if you close the Find and Replace dialog box to do additional editing, you can resume the prior search. Click the Edit menu, and then click Find Again. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 520 Chapter 22 When you need to find a specific tag within the document you are working on, you can use the advanced features in the Find and Replace dialog box. The advanced options allow you to search for and replace specific tags inside or outside of a target tag with the specific criteria you want, including tag attributes. In other words, you can set condi- tions that act as a filter for the search. Searching the source code takes you into the code and stops at each occurrence of the search. Using Advanced Find and Replace for Tags Conduct a Specific Tag Find and Replace Open Dreamweaver (it is not necessary to open a document). Click the Edit menu, and then click Find And Replace. Select the following options from the Find and Replace dialog box: ◆ Find In. Click to look for the find text by the desired area for the search. ◆ Search. Click the list arrow, and then click Specific Tag. ◆ Tag. Click the list arrow, and then select the tag to look for from the list (to the right). ◆ Tag Criteria. Click to select what to look for in the tag (With Attribute, Without Attribute, or Containing, or Not Containing), and then specify the criteria you want. For example, with Attribute chosen, the attribute is color, and the equal sign was used to indicate we're looking for a specific color (990000). ◆ Criteria. Click the Plus (+) button or the Minus (-) button to add or remove search criteria. 3 2 1 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 22 Automating Dreamweaver 521 ◆ Action. Click to select from the available actions to perform, when a match is made. Select from the following Find and Replace options: ◆ Match Case. Select to make the Find text case sensitive. ◆ Match Whole Word. Select to match whole words. ◆ Ignore Whitespace. Select to treat all whitespace as a single space for the purpose of matching. ◆ Use Regular Expression. Select to use string expressions to help locate information. Click Find Next, Find All, Replace, Replace All to perform the find and replace. Dreamweaver looks for the specific tag and makes the change you specify. Click Close to end the Find and Replace routine. 6 5 4 4 6 5 Find all results See Also See “Finding and Replacing Text or Code” on page 120 for information on using the Find and Replace command. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 522 Chapter 22 If you create a complex search and want to use it again, you can save it as a query, and use it over and over again. When you save a query in the Find and Replace dialog box, Dreamweaver saves the file with the extension DWR. After you save a query, you need to load (open) it before you can use it. In addition to the DWR extension, some queries from older versions of Dreamweaver may use the extension DWG. Creating and Using a Search Query Create a Query Click the Edit menu, and then click Find And Replace. Create a Find and Replace search using any of the methods described in the previous sections. Click the Save Query button. Select a location for the query (default: working site folder). Enter a descriptive name for the query. Click Save to record and save the query. Use a Query Click the Edit menu, and then click Find And Replace. Click the Load Query button. Select the folder that contains the query, and then select the query file you want to use. Click the Open button to load the query into the Find and Replace dialog box. Perform the Find and Replace. 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 Load Query button From the Library of Wow! eBook . example, Copyright). Dreamweaver applies the command at the insertion point of the cursor. 3 2 1 The History panel is one of those tools in Dreamweaver that many users don't take full. working session, you can use the Start Recording and Stop Recording commands on the Commands menu. The actions you take during the recording process are stored internally by Dreamweaver and. the active document, it consumes memory and hard disk space. The larger the number of history steps you specify, the more memory and hard disk space Dreamweaver consumes on your computer. Setting