Design view + stylesheet on include file

I'm building a site that uses server-side include files. I
refer to CSS class names in these include files, but the actual
stylesheet link is on another page. In design view, the editor does
not reflect what is in the stylesheet, making it difficult to
visualize and edit.
Is there a way to have the editor recognize the stylesheet
globally for the project? I don't want to put redundant stylesheet
include statements on every include file just to have the editor
work properly.
- James.

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:55:22 +0000 (UTC), "Diodeus"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a way to have the editor recognize the
stylesheet globally for the
>project? I don't want to put redundant stylesheet include
statements on every
>include file just to have the editor work properly.
Apply a design-time style sheet. Press F1, in the index,
find:
Design-Time style sheets, using
Gary

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>
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>>
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>>
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