Specifications

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Note: When the user saves a new document, Dreamweaver MX examines the list of extensions for the current
platform that are associated with the document type (winfileextension and macfileextension). Dreamweaver
selects the first string in the list and uses it as the default file extension. To change this default file extension, you
need to reorder the extensions in the comma-separated list so that the new default is listed first.
winfileextension Yes The file extension that is associated with the
document type on Windows. You specify multiple
file extensions by using a comma-separated list.
The first extension in the list is the extension that
Dreamweaver MX uses when the user saves a
document of type documenttype.
If two nonserver model-associated document
types have the same file extension, Dreamweaver
recognizes the first one as the document type for
the extension.
macfileextension Yes The file extension that is associated with the
document type on the Macintosh. You specify
multiple file extensions by using a comma-
separated list. The first extension in the list is the
extension Dreamweaver MX uses when the user
saves a document of type documenttype.
If two nonserver model-associated document
types have the same file extension, Dreamweaver
recognizes the first one as the document type for
the extension.
previewfile No The file that is rendered in the Preview area of the
New Document dialog box.
file Yes The file located in the DocumentTypes/
NewDocuments folder that contains template
content for new documents of type
documenttype.
priorversionservermodel No If this document’s server model has a
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 equivalent, specify the
name of the older version of the server model.
UltraDev 4 ColdFusion is a valid prior server
model.
title
(subtag)
Yes The string that appears as a category item under
Blank Document in the New Document dialog box.
You can place this string directly in the definition
file or point to it indirectly for localization purposes.
For more information on localizing this string, see
“Localized strings” on page 28.
Formatting is not allowed, so HTML tags cannot
be specified.
description
(subtag)
No The string that describes the document type. You
can place this string directly in the definition file or
point to it indirectly for localization purposes. For
more information on localizing this string, see
“Localized strings” on page 28.
Formatting is allowed, so HTML tags can be
specified.
Element Type
Tag Attribute Required Description