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trying to write html in windows 7?

by The Great Gordino
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Hi folks,
using windows xp for home I had no trouble creating and writing html pages.
However with windows 7, whenever I open the source of an html page, it comes up with line numbers on the side, and seems unable to edit.

I hope I'm missing something really simple - any help thanks!
Cheers,
Gordon
#html #windows #write
  • Profile picture of the author daj
    Save the source file to your desktop (File-Save As-.html), and open it up in Notepad to edit it (Right Click on it-Open With-Notepad). That's what I do in Windows 7.
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    • Profile picture of the author The Great Gordino
      Thanks daj,
      That works! Will take some getting used to though, found it easier before!
      Cheers,
      Gordon
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      • Profile picture of the author daj
        You're welcome. I actually just found an easier way for you to do this without having to save an html file:


        For Internet Explorer:

        1. Open Internet Explorer
        2. Press the F12 button to start the Developer Tools
        3. From the File menu, click Customize Internet Explorer View Source

        4. Select one of the following options:
        • Default Viewer
        • Notepad (select this one)
        • Other…
        More Information: The default View Source Editor has changed in Internet Explorer 8 - The Winhelponline Blog



        For Firefox:

        1. Type: "about:config" into the address bar

        2. Filter for "view_source.editor"

        3. Right click on "view_source.editor.path" and click Modify.

        4. Copy/Paste in: C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
        or wherever your notepad.exe file is located
        (or the path of the html editor you want to use).

        5. Right click on view_source.editor.external and click the Toggle button.

        Than your view source will always open up in Notepad (or the editor you choose).

        More Info: http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/14/cha...fox-and-opera/
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