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Last updated 3/28/2012
Chapter 15: Building Spry pages visually
The Spry framework is a JavaScript library that provides web designers with the ability to build web pages that offer
richer experiences to their site visitors. With Spry, you can use HTML, CSS, and a minimal amount of JavaScript to
incorporate XML data into your HTML documents, create widgets such as accordions and menu bars, and add
different kinds of effects to various page elements. The Spry framework is designed so that markup is simple and easy
to use for those users who have basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The Spry framework is meant primarily for users who are web design professionals or advanced nonprofessional web
designers. It is not intended as a full web application framework for enterprise-level web development (though it can
be used in conjunction with other enterprise-level pages).
About the Spry framework
The Spry framework is a JavaScript library that provides web designers with the ability to build web pages that offer
richer experiences to their site visitors. With Spry, you can use HTML, CSS, and a minimal amount of JavaScript to
incorporate XML data into your HTML documents, create widgets such as accordions and menu bars, and add
different kinds of effects to various page elements. The Spry framework is designed so that markup is simple and easy
to use for those who have basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The Spry framework is meant primarily for users who are web design professionals or advanced nonprofessional web
designers. It is not intended as a full web application framework for enterprise-level web development (though it can
be used in conjunction with other enterprise-level pages).
For more information on the Spry framework, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_dw_spryframework.
More Help topics
Spry Developer Guide
Working with Spry widgets (general instructions)
About Spry widgets
A Spry widget is a page element that provides a richer user experience by enabling user interaction. A Spry widget
comprises the following parts:
Widget structure An HTML code block that defines the structural composition of the widget.
Widget behavior JavaScript that controls how the widget responds to user-initiated events.
Widget styling CSS that specifies the appearance of the widget.
The Spry framework supports a set of reusable widgets written in standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You can easily
insert these widgets—the code is HTML and CSS at its simplest—and then style the widget. The behaviors in the
framework include functionality that lets users show or hide content on the page, change the appearance (such as
color) of the page, interact with menu items, and much more.