Editing source files directly - possible?

Hi there,
We're just looking at Edge Animate with respect to creating some interactive elements for use in DPS/InDesign. Is it possible to make modifications to an Animate project directly in the Javascript source and see this reflected in Animate?
I'm looking at a 'page' with a large number of very similar elements; I can bulk modify these by going to the Elements panel selecting everything I want and then making the change(s), however I could do this much quicker using find-and-replace in the Javascript source (myproject_edge.js). However, I struggle to get these changes reflected in Animate (if it's a change of position, for example) and have noted that it's not recommended to make changes here. Is there a (safe) way of working like this?
Thanks,
Toby

Hey Toby,
Before you start I would recommend making a backup of your project. If you're familiar with JS you should be ok, but one thing to keep in mind is the element names as they appear in edge.js are tied to the actions bound to them in actions.js.
Cheers,
Sarah

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