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Elemental's Drumbeat 2.0, Part 2By Scott Clark Drumbeat works smart with SmartElements!SmartElements are "aware" of exactly how they can interact with each other--even going as far as knowing how to react in specific browser versions. Drumbeat automatically generates the code for the browser you previously specified, based on where the SmartElements are located on the page and what interactions you have chosen. When you use SmartElements, Drumbeat generates a pop-up list which shows the possible interactions among those elements. A developer clicks on the elements on the layout page, then simply chooses an interaction from the pop-up list. Drumbeat 2.0 includes many possible interactions, including:
Elemental is calling Drumbeat a WYSIWYG development tool, and I must say that it truly is "what you see is what you get." Not only can you drag-and-size text areas and tabled content, but you can even drag-and-size images that are on the page! If a page element doesn't look correct, just drag it into a more suitable size or shape and Drumbeat generates the appropriate code to make it work! [Move on to the next page of the article]
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