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August 20, 2020
Question

Cannot Edit CSS files

  • August 20, 2020
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I am running DW 2020 (latest version) on Mac (v. 10.15.5).

 

Suddenly, I cannot edit any of my CSS files within DW whether I try to edit the code or by using the CSS Designer panel. When I bring up the info panel on any of my CSS files it does not show as being locked. 

 

Looking for help please!

 

David

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 20, 2020

    DG_Webs,

    Check your code for errors.

    https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

     

    You should NOT be editing any Project Seven scripts.  Too risky.  Use a separate custom CSS file.

     

    1. Go to File > New.  Select CSS and hit the Create button.

     

    2. Add this code:

    body {
font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, Segoe UI, Optima, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: calc(16px + 1vw);
line-height: calc(1.1em + 0.5vw);
}

     

    3. File > SaveAs custom.css. Close.

     

    4. Open your parent document (index.html).  Scroll down to your <head> tag and below all other CSS links.  Go to Tools > CSS > Attach Stylesheet. Save (Cmd + S).

     

    Your new custom.css file should be editable from Code view as well as CSS Designer panel.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    D
    DG WebsAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 20, 2020

    Hi Nancy,

     

    This P7 CSS file is meant to be editable. I've been using their extensions for years and if something isn't editable, they always say so. But the p7LBM-Custom.css file is the file where you can put your own custom CSS classes. And I'm having this non-eidtable problem on all my sites regardless of whether they have P7 extensions or not.

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 21, 2020

    OK.  That's likely a permissions problem. See this Apple Help article

    https://support.apple.com/en-hk/guide/mac-help/mchlp1770/mac

     

    Are you working in a defined local site folder that resides on your primary hard drive, not cloud or networked drives?

     

    Does your computer user profile have admin level permissions to read & write files?

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nayan_Kankariya
    Community Manager
    Nayan_KankariyaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    August 20, 2020

    Hi David,

     

    Thanks for reporting the issue. We are unable to recreate the issue internally on Mac 10.15 with Dw 20.2. Could you please confirm if the CSS files have write permission on your Mac, else can you try setting read and write permission to the files you are accessing and confirm if you are able to edit the file in Dw. Also could you please confirm if you are able to edit the css file in native OS app like TextEdit.

     

    You can try resetting Dreamweaver prefs and confirm if this resolves the issue. Else we can debug this further.

    Steps: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver-cs6-cc.html

     

    Thanks,

    Nayan

    Dreamweaver Team

    D
    DG WebsAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 20, 2020

    Thanks Nayan,

     

    I can edit the files in an outside app such as TextEdit or BBEdit. And the files do have Read and write permissions.

     

    I just tried resetting the preferences per the link you gave me but it's still the same.

     

    I've attached a few screenshots that might give you an idea. 

    1_CSS_panel.jpg shows the + and - signs as wll as everything in the properties panel are grayed out.

    2_Cursor_clicked.jpg shows what happens when I click the cursor just after } in line 124 of code view. The opening and closing squared brackets become gray.

    3_Gray_selection.jpg shows when I hightlght text in code view it shows as gray rather than blue like it normally does.

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