Previewing Templates in Browser

I'm new to Dreamweaver, working through a book by Heathcote.
I can preview normal pages in the IE4 browser no problem but not
templates although the book tells me this is possible. I'm using
Dreamweaver MX2004.

> Also, if you are using templates and you don't already
know, you will have
> to
> do some modifying of the site before uploading it. This
process eliminates
> the
> code DW added to make the feature work but code that is
not necessary for
> viewing. The reference I have with specific instructions
is the book The
> Missing Manual. I have seen others on this forum
recommend it. You may
> want to
> consider it.
What? You don't need to do any such thing! 8) If you can find
the
reference in Missing Manual, I'd love to see it....
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"pbsue" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Poacher2,
>
> Try this: Go to Edit/Preferences and check the Options:
Preview using
> temporary files check box.
>
> I did this when I began working with includes and then
my template pages
> would
> preview as well...they are temporary files. I was just
previewing a child
> page
> prior to that.
>
> Also, if you are using templates and you don't already
know, you will have
> to
> do some modifying of the site before uploading it. This
process eliminates
> the
> code DW added to make the feature work but code that is
not necessary for
> viewing. The reference I have with specific instructions
is the book The
> Missing Manual. I have seen others on this forum
recommend it. You may
> want to
> consider it.
>
> Hope this works for you, Sue
>

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Can't Preview Template in Browser

Everytime I try to preview my template in browser (F12), a
dialog pops up asking if I want to open or save this file, which I
have already done...then nothing happens. Is there something I am
missing in order to preview my template in browser? Thanx.

enable previewing with temp files.
that will create a temp .html file the browser will
understand, instead of
the .dwt file
dw preferences-->preview in browser. there is a checkbox.
this may be a "by site" choice in dw8, and be in the site def
information,
i'm not sure.
> Everytime I try to preview my template in browser (F12),
a dialog pops up
> asking if I want to open or save this file, which I have
already done...then
> nothing happens. Is there something I am missing in
order to preview my
> template in browser? Thanx.
>

Preview template in browser Doesn't work

Hi I’m trying to preview a template I have made with DW
in IE but it won’t work. When I do this a dialog window pops
up and asks me if I want to open or save it, if I shoes open, it
opens in frontpage. It says that it is a Frontpage template, I have
tried to open it with ie and DW but it only goes back to being
frontpage document even though I have set it to always open with
ie. What am I doing wrong?

Try enabling Preview with Temp files, in your preferences.
What's wrong is that without this enabled, the browser is
passed the *.dwt
file and it has no idea what to do with it. With temp files
enabled, DW
builds a temporary *.htm file first, and that's what the
browser is asked to
render.
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"Stonevalley" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi I?m trying to preview a template I have made with DW
in IE but it won?t
> work. When I do this a dialog window pops up and asks me
if I want to open
> or
> save it, if I shoes open, it opens in frontpage. It says
that it is a
> Frontpage
> template, I have tried to open it with ie and DW but it
only goes back to
> being
> frontpage document even though I have set it to always
open with ie. What
> am I
> doing wrong?
>

Previewing/Debug in Browser

Why is it when previewing in browser from DW, the page
displays correctly, but from there when navigating to other pages
using the menu, those pages "styles" are not displaying correctly?
The menu is an include file, is that it?
Thanks
DM

You are being confused by a) not understanding root relative
vs document
relative links, and b) not understanding how DW previews
files.
If I have a document with a link to an image that looks like
this -
<img src="/images/foo.gif"...
That's what's called a root relative link.
If I preview that document in DW, then the browser gets the
document, sees
the leading "/" and reads that as the root of the hard drive,
since the
browser has no idea where the root of the site is. Thus, the
image is
broken in the preview.
If I have temp files enabled, then DW will secretly convert
the file being
previewed into a temporary file, and hand that to the
browser. This temp
file has had all root relative links converted to document
relative links
(as you will see by looking at the code in the browser), and
has had all
include files actually embedded in the page, and has had all
external CSS
and js markup embedded in the page. In other words, DW has
made the
document into a stand-alone page.
If you do not have temp files enabled, all of these links
would be broken on
preview.
Now - if you are using root relative links, AND you have temp
files enabled,
AND you click away from the previewed document, then all of
your links will
be broken, since DW has not made that linked file into a temp
file. This is
what you are seeing.
So - if you want to click away on preview, then you must use
document
relative links for the site -
<img src="../images/foo.gif"... (for example)
These will still work on preview since the browser knows how
to determine
the current file's location and how to follow that path.
GEDDIT?
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"Dad Blame" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Why is it when previewing in browser from DW, the page
displays correctly,
> but
> from there when navigating to other pages using the
menu, those pages
> "styles"
> are not displaying correctly?
> The menu is an include file, is that it?
>
> Thanks
>
> DM
>

Preview in Web Browser stopped working

Hello -
I used to be able to preview my project in Web Browser but today for some reason after I click it, the window opens and it looks like it is generating but when it finishes the browser window does not open. I can preview Project, Preview from this Slide and Preview next 5 slides but not from Web Browser anymore. I am using CP 4 and I recently updated with the new patch.
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Manola

Hi there
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"Preview Page in Browser" stopped working...

Hi guys,
First off, looking forward to seeing what's unveiled at Create Now Live on December, 11th!
Anyway, here's the Muse bug that just cropped up yesterday as I was working on a niche one-pager site: when I tried "Preview Page in Browser," nothing happened.
Usually when I'm working in Muse, I already have Firefox open on my screen, and when I hit "Preview Page in Browser," it'll open a new tab with the preview. This time, nada, no new tab, no preview.
Have no idea if my system settings or anything else has changed since the last time I designed a mini-site in Muse, a few weeks ago, when "Preview in Browser" was working fine. I'm on an (aging) PC laptop, running Windows XP.
Any ideas what's going on? Thanks again!
D

Hello,
Could you please check if the issue is specific to one website on your computer.
You can try creating a new test website and check if you are able to preview it in a browser or not.
If it does not work, please try deleting the AdobeMuse folder from the location :
Windows 7: C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\your_user_name\Application Data
Mac: /Users/your_user_name/Library/Preferences/
After that please relaunch Adobe Muse and check if you get the preview in Browser feature to work or not.
Hope this helps.
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When I type a link to a page in my root directory in code view and I click on the link in live view it does not go to that page. But if I preview in a browser it works fine.

When I type a link to a page in my root directory in code view and I click on the link in live view it does nothing. When I then go to preview in a browser it works fine. Can anybody help?

I am not sure however I suspect live view is for viewing the page you are working on. You would have to open the other page to see it in live view. The browser on the other hand is doing what it is designed to do. I jump back and forth all the time from live view to the browsers I have installed.

Preview Template shows junk characters

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Genoo
Edited by: Geno on Jan 17, 2012 11:19 AM

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Unable to Preview Page in Browser on First Try

Hello, when I go to File > Preview Page in Browser (Ctrl + Shift + E) it shows the error message above. But when I try again it works. Sometimes it takes 2-3 tries but eventually it works. Why does it not work the first try? Thanks.
-Kelly

Hi Kelly,
Could you please try some steps given in this thread,
Adobe Muse - Preview Failed
Do let me know if you have any question.

Edge Animate doesn't respond to trigger, auto-plays to the end while previewing in the browser.

I've this strange problem with EA.
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Must be a problem with the graphics drivers or operating system.. Any other system malfunctioning reported ?
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Message was edited by: indecisve64

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Let me see if I understand what you are saying:
You have a page open and you press F12 to preview it. You are immediately prompted to save the page? Is that correct?
Is the page marked as 'dirty' when you press F12 (i.e., does it have an asterisk after its name in the tab)? Do you see the same thing if you just open a saved page and F12? Or is this only happening with pages that have been changed but not saved? If so, then you have to understand that DW cannot preview an unsaved page UNLESS you have enabled PREFERENCES > Preview in browser > Preview using temporary file.

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Hey Brad, thanks for getting back to me and apologies for the delay in me getting back to you. The issue is occuring when I "Preview Site in Browser" and it happens in Chrome, the primary browser I use. Only happens sometimes. I tried it in IE and there were other issues, though I attribute this to me running IE8 which is rather outdated. Unfortunately I have am only in development and have not published the site which therefore leaves no way for me to send you a link.

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