Hi :) Notepad is possibly the most difficult text-editor to use. It doesn't have any of the fancy colour-coding that almost every text-editor has. Regards from Tom :)
On 16 November 2014 23:53, anne-ology <lagin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The problem - and a major one to my way of thinking - is that these > WYSIWYG programs add a bunch of unnecessary verbage ... > I've simplified HTML-coding by having the basics in a saved > notepad document > to which I merely need add whatever whenever; I've yet to find a > site which can't view these. > > Well, that's my 2cents' worth ;-) > > > > From: Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster <webmas...@krackedpress.com> > Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 6:58 AM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Using LO Writer to edit HTML > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > Yes, a text editor helps for some editing of an HTML file. Yet, for some > work I need a WYSIWYG editor for the look and feel of the web document. > > I use Kate [Ubuntu based Linux Mint] for the text editor. I use it for the > Find/Replace option to change 91 links from [say] "4.3.3.2_" to > "4.3.4.1_". That takes too much time in a WYSIWYG editor, or at least the > ones I have used. > > Currently I use Kompozer, but when I upgrade from Mint 16 to 17 [14.04 > based] and beyond, the graphical display methods do not like the upgraded > version that Ubuntu 14.04/14.10 now uses. So I will be looking for a > different DEDICATED web page editor. > > Yes, Writer can do the HTML editing, but I would prefer a WYSIWYG editor > that was created specifically for web page editing and hopefully with error > checking options. > > > > > On 11/13/2014 07:29 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote: > > > > On 11/13/2014 06:39 AM, Ian Whitfield wrote: > > > >> Hi Kolbjoern > >> > >> Thanks for the reply. > >> > >> The document already exists - so I'm selecting 'File Open', I change the > >> File Type to 'HTML Document (Writer)' and select my file. It then opens > in > >> "view" mode - So how do I get to the code to edit it?? > >> > >> > > I just tried it again, and I think I see your problem. I did exactly as > > you did, and the "HTML source" option did not appear on the View menu. I > > think the problem is that, when opening the file, you are changing the > File > > Type to "HTML Document (Writer)." When you do that, all you get is a > > WYSIWYG display along with no HTML source option. So, I tried it again, > but > > instead of changing the file type to "HTML Document (Writer)" I kept it > at > > "All types." Then when I opened an HTML file, I saw the source code > instead > > of the WYSIWYG display. > > > > Not sure if this is intended behavior or a bug. > > > > (All this said, I agree with Tom that I would use a regular text editor > to > > edit HTML code. Gedit works nicely on my Ubuntu machine.) > > > > Virgil > > > > > > On 11/13/2014 01:18 PM, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote: > >> > >>> When saving your document, select "HTML Document (Writer) (.html)" in > >>> the "File type:" drop down list in the Save dialog. > >>> Kolbjoern > >>> > >>> > >>> Den 13.11.2014 11:18, skreiv Ian Whitfield: > >>> > >>>> Hi All > >>>> > >>>> Can I get some help on this please?? > >>>> > >>>> I have read about, and looked-up, the possibility of editing HTML > >>>> documents in Writer but can not get it to work!! > >>>> No matter what I do I can not fine 'HTML Mode' or 'View HTML' as > talked > >>>> about ion the help files. > >>>> I can load my document but can not get at the HTML code. > >>>> > >>>> What am I missing or doing wrong?? > >>>> > >>>> I'm using LO 4.3 on PClinuxOS (latest) > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for any help. > >>>> > >>>> IanW > >>>> Pretoria RSA > >>>> > >>>> > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
