CS3 author 'preview in browser'

My company recently upgrade all authors to Contribute CS3,
from Contribute 3. In the previous version I, as system admin, gave
everyone a new ccmenus.xml file that allowed authors (i.e. roles
without Publishing permissions) to use F12 to 'Preview in browser'.
However, now that we have CS3 (i.e. v4.1), this no longer works.
I need my authors to be able to preview their work BEFORE
they send for review, especially as the templates I created for
them to use rely heavily on scripted sections, meaning that what
they see in 'edit mode' is nothing like the end result once
published.
How can I re-enable the F12 functionality for authors?

I found the ccmenus.xml file in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe
Contribute CS3\Configuration\Menus\.
This is the xml:
<menuitem name="P_review in Browser" platform="win"
key="F12" enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM() &&
dw.doesWorkflowAllowPublish() &&
CCWorkspaceManager.getManager(dw.getDocumentDOM()) &&
CCWorkspaceManager.getManager(dw.getDocumentDOM()).canProcessEvent('browserPreview')"
command="CCWorkspaceManager.getManager(dw.getDocumentDOM()).processEvent('browserPreview' )"
id="DWMenu_File_BrowserPreview"/>
Maybe you can change this to:
<menuitem name="P_review in Browser" platform="win"
key="F12" enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM() &&
CCWorkspaceManager.getManager(dw.getDocumentDOM()) &&
CCWorkspaceManager.getManager(dw.getDocumentDOM()).canProcessEvent('browserPreview')"
command="CCWorkspaceManager.getManager(dw.getDocumentDOM()).processEvent('browserPreview' )"
id="DWMenu_File_BrowserPreview"/>
I tested this as a writer and I can preview the page in the
browser pressing F12 or going to File, Preview in browser.

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"Pat Gilmour" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I'm working on a file stored on a Network Volume on a
Mac (using DW CS3)
>
> When I Preview in Browser I get this error in the
Browser window:
>
> "File not found
> Firefox can't find the file at /Mac Mini
> HD/Users/pat/Sites/CT/index.html."
>
> I get the same error more or less in Safari.
>
> The correct path should be
Volumes/pat/Sites/CT/index.html.
>
> Any ideas how to fix this?
>
> Thanks, Pat
>

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Hi
took the plunge and upgrades to cs3 from studio - so far so
good - a few
long hangs, no shortcuts on the desktop when its installed
and blimey it
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anyway back to my point - hit f12 to preview in browser and
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as ever
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Hi JoeyD1978 and Howard
thanks for the info, it could be a keyboard issue as you
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thanks for your help
as ever
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"Howard Heflin" <[email protected]>
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> Keen to Learn wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> took the plunge and upgrades to cs3 from studio - so
far so good - a few
>> long hangs, no shortcuts on the desktop when its
installed and blimey it
>> tooks hours to install....
>>
>> anyway back to my point - hit f12 to preview in
browser and nothing
>> happens as it used to open a preview of the png in
your prefered
>> browsers.
>>
>> i have check the prefrences and the help docs but i
cant find any mention
>> of it - has it gone in CS3?
>>
>> as ever
>> keen to learn..
>
> Keen,
> I ran into a similar problem when I installed a new
keyboard and found
> that I had unset the F Key Lock button.
>
> Just a thought. ;-)
> Howard

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> Hi!
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> I am using DW CS3 and every now and then, when I press
F12 instead of my
> site
> being previewed in the browser, it opens the print
window. I have checked
> my
> Preview in Browser settings and they are correct.
>
> I use F12 for Opera and Ctrl+F12 for IE7 ....
>
> Is there a way to fix this problem?? The last time this
happened it
> righted
> itself after rebooting my computer, but this time it
didn't and I have
> rebooted
> twice as well as deleted the settings for both browsers
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> again.
>
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open/save/cancel.
> When
> I click open, it goes back to DW window. This is the
only browser I am
> having
> difficulty with.
>
> I have only had the program loaded since Saturday and it
worked
> sporadically
> then, but now, nothing.
>
> I haven't had any IE updates or window updates.
>
> Regards.
>

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"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Michael
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> "Spa8nky" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>
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>>
>> Many thanks for your help.
>>
>

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XonoBoom wrote:
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You are using % widths for your layout which means it will look different depending of the size of each users monitor. Although this is probably the better way to go these days, it is not one size fits all and will work more effectively if you include min and max widths, and also media queries that change your layout depending on the monitor size. This is more advanced coding and will take time if you want to do that. Alternatively, you could design using pixel widths and have it look consistent across all desktop browsers and throw a few media queries in for the mobile side.
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http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/19/how-to-use-css3-media-queries-to-create-a-mo bile-version-of-your-website/

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