User Guide

246 Chapter 5: Fireworks JavaScript API

fw.createDocumentWithDialog()

Availability

Fireworks MX 2004.

Usage

fw.createDocumentWithDialog()

Arguments

None.

Returns

The Document object for the newly created document (see “Document object” on page 13).

Description

Shows the New Document dialog box and allows the user to create a new document.

fw.createFireworksDocument()

Availability

Fireworks 3.

Usage

fw.createFireworksDocument(size, res, backgroundColor)

Arguments

size

A point whose x value specifies the document’s width and whose y value specifies the

document’s height. Both values are in pixels.

res Specifies the resolution for the scaled document (see “Resolution data type” on page 12).

backgroundColor A color string (see “Color string data type” on page 11).

Returns

The Document object for the newly created document (see “Document object” on page 13).

Description

Opens a new document and selects it. Values for size, resolution, and color are explicitly specified.

To open a new document with the current default values, use fw.createDocument().

Example

The following command creates a new document that is 500 by 500 pixels in size, with a

resolution of 72 dpi and a solid white background color.

fw.createFireworksDocument({x:500,y:500},{pixelsPerUnit:72,units:"inch"},

"#ffffff");