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jack craigt29284148
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Jul 29, 2021 6:16 PM UTC
Question

Cursor jumps about as I write code

Hi Folks,

I'm wondering what's causing the cursor to jump to other lines of code as I'm writing. It's a very frustrating bug as I think I'm writing one of line of code but I'm actually altering another, previously written bit. It's the only application in which this occurs. BTW, I'm using DW 2021 on an iMac with Catalina (10.15.7).

Thanks for any help you can provide.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Jul 29, 2021 8:11 PM UTC

    Are you working with valid code  -- denoted by a green checkmark below the document pane?

     

    Code errors -- denoted by a red X -- can cause bizarre behavior in DW.

    Go to Window > Results > Output to see your code errors.

     

    If there are no code errors, try Restoring Preferences. 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver.html

     

    Hope that helps.

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      jack craigt29284148Author
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      Aug 21, 2021 8:32 PM UTC

      Thanks! I'll check it out. I really wish Adobe had another way of signalling, if that's what DW is doing. I'm about go nuts with this.

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      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      Aug 21, 2021 8:58 PM UTC

      Try switching to Design view (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F11) when working with code.  With PHP files, Live view is an annoying distraction because it constantly needs to refresh the screen.

       

       

       

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