Anyone know if its possible to open 2 html pages and view both in a split screen. I would like to be able to copy chunks of code from page A and paste into page B.
I can do it opening 2 pages and switching between the tabs at the bottom of the screen but its a slow process when you have many chunks of code to copy/paste.

You should not have any problems that I am aware of. I actually use that type of feature all the time. Depending on what is on your page, the preview window could be loading a lot of things. Something to consider when having multiple split-screen previews opening.

Does it work any better if you just have some simple pages with not much in them or does it behave the same way all the time?

@Scott,

I think Dave is asking if it's possible to load two instances of the Code Editor in the same tab, split-screen style (code on top, other code on bottom). That way he wouldn't have to switch tabs at the bottom of the screen to copy/paste blocks of code from one page to another.

The answer to this is sadly, no. Maybe if we can figure out a way to load them each into a separate window within the main UI, then they could be tiled
inside the app (the same way VSD does).

Hi Scott
I think you may have misunderstood my question. I do not have a program performance problem.
I am asking is it possible to open 2 html pages in a split screen and if its possible which options do I select to achieve this.
At present I am opening 2 pages in the editor then switching between them using the tabs at the bottom of the code editor screen.
By being able to have 2 pages open at once in a split screen it saves switching from page A to page B.
Hope that makes sense

I think Cesar has the answer here; it isn't possible to have two instances of the editor running at the same time. Many Windows applications do this to avoid inevitable resource allocation issues. A MDI interface would be nice but would mean recoding the whole thing and for a company that only charges once for their products, this could mean a lot less revenue as existing users are not paying for new version development.

Another way to do it would be to have something similar to Expression Web 3 that has a side-by-side comparator feature. It basically opens one window that is split down the centre and each 'pane' can hold a different page. This could possibly done within the existing framework (split-screen preview is already present) without the coders tearing what's left of their hair out.

Dave.

If you're not going to be changing the code in both files at the same time (just looking at/copying code from one to the other) why not just open the one you are using for referrence in text editor. Open the one you're coding in CC editor. Then tile your program windows and copy/paste away.

Duh! The simplest answer is always the best.

Right on Phil.

Hi Guys
Thanks for your replies. Phil sometimes I don't see "the wood for the trees" Your workaround works a treat.

Scott maybe its something to consider for a future release if its not major surgery to the code. I was thinking of someting along the lines of selecting Fxx similar to F12 preview screen but this feature would load another html view only page in the lower part of screen with the ability to copy code only and paste into the html in the upper screen.

thanks for help once more