User Guide

Extensible document types in Dreamweaver 47
Note: When the user saves a new document, Dreamweaver 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 must reorder the extensions in the comma-
separated list so the new default is listed first.
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 that Dreamweaver uses when
the user saves a
documenttype document.
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 that is located in the DocumentTypes/
NewDocuments folder that contains template
content for new
documenttype documents.
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 50.
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 50.
Formatting is allowed, so HTML tags can be
specified.
Element Type
Required Description Tag Attribute