Code Formatting Question

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At work I have to use BBEdit to code what I work on. With my trusty laptop beside me, Dreamweaver MX, and a memory stick it makes life a little easier.

 

My question is in regards to this: BBEdit has a button that, when clicked, automatically makes all the tags lowercase (and another button to make them uppercase). Is there a feature like this in Dreamweaver? Helps if I want to re-code an existing page into xhtml.

 

I'm sure I'll have more questions...and hopefully some answers too!

 

thanks,

Z

Edited January 29, 2004 by !!blue

[borfast]

If I recall correctly, you can tell DW to automatically format the whole code for you and it will convert all tags to lowercase. I also recall seing an option in DW MX to specify if you want it to write upper- or lower-case tags when you use the WYSIWYG mode. I'm not sure what influence that option has if you chose to write an XHTML document - DW should automatically write lower-case tags.

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I also recall seing an option in DW MX to specify if you want it to write upper- or lower-case tags when you use the WYSIWYG mode.

 

Yes, this is in the Edit/Preferences/Code Format dialog box.

 

Also, in the File menu is an option to Convert to XHTML. It doesn't convert lower-case tags to upper-case tags, that I can tell. Does XHTML have to be in upper case? I thought it was just more strict with closing tags and stuff like that.

[borfast]

Tracy, it's the other way around

XHTML needs all tags to be lower-case - and I think DW does convert upper-case tags into lower-case. I could be wrong, though. It's been a long time since I last worked with DW.

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...shows how much I know about xhtml!!! I just checked the Convert function, and it does change all upper-case tags to lower-case tags, enters the appropriate tags at the top of the page (even for php) and fixes tags like <img> that have no closing tags in html. Seems like it does it all...and in a heartbeat, I might add!!!

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thanks!

btw: sometimes I'm given the *lovely* task of taking an old html page/site and update it, e.g. add CSS, convert to XHTML, new images or other such stuff.

 

later,

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