Hi there,

I have a question about the preview window.

Is it possible to have the preview window ignore the fact that you move onto a css page in the editor? I ask because I've just got a second monitor and have been using the external preview more. It's quite handy but every time I move the focus onto a css page in the editor, the external preview changes too.

It would be great if it stayed on the html page you are editing so if you make css changes, you can quickly see the effects without having to click "back" on the external preview, which is what I have to do at the moment.

Essentially, I'm a very lazy person and if I can reduce the number of clicks I need to do something, I'm a happy man

There's probably a good reason why this isn't possible or implemented but I thought I'd ask as it's a minor annoyance in an otherwise great product.

I'm using version 12.7 Build 456 on Windows 7.

I love the software otherwise, it's great. I just need to learn how to actually make webpages with it now...!

Cheers,
Pete

I'm not fortunate enough to have a dual monitor setup but I know if I'm using the split screen setup I can edit my css and see the change to the html page at the bottom of the screen. I would think the dual monitor setup should work the same. Well just have to wait for somebody with the dual setup to chime in. Where's SirAGE???......

Hi Eric,

Thanks for your reply! The same thing happens with the split screen too. I suppose what I'm explaining is what you'd expect to happen - if you have the html page selected, the preview shows the html page. If you change to the css page, the preview changes too, although to some sort of demo page (best way I can describe it).

It'd just be useful if the focus of the preview stayed with the html page so you can see css changes without having to select the html page again. Maybe it should and I'm doing something wrong!

If I have both the html and the css open and do the split screen I can switch from one to the other and the split screen preview remains the same.

Hiya Pete,

Are you using the most recent build of the HTML Editor? It should be doing already what you are asking for.

When you switch to an html page it will reload the preview, but what it does is reload the last HTML page that you had open that is associated with that CSS page. You shouldn't be seeing a code setup at all nor the CSS preview. If you are, then just click on an open HTML page and then back to the CSS page and the preview should then stay on the HTML page.

Hi both, sorry for the delay in replying.

I think I have figured this out. The first site I tried, I copied a tutorial from somewhere and it referenced the style sheet like this:

<style type="text/css" media="all">@import "css/master.css";</style>

I tried changing it to this:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/master.css" />

Now the preview pane works as expected and the view stays with the html page even if you select the css page.

No idea what the difference is but both ways work with the web page and only the second works within HTML Editor! A trip to Google is in order I feel...