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November 6, 2016
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DW 2017: How to disable underlining of all strings identical to the selected text in code view?

  • November 6, 2016
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Hi,

In DW 2017, when I select text in the code view, the selected text gets underlined - as well as all strings identical to the selected text on the page.

How can I disable this? I couldn't find anything is any settings or menus.

Thanks for any help!

Leo

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Correct answer Yalpi

Hello,

There is no preference in UI to disable highlighting matching strings.

However you can turn it off by setting it false in brackets.json.

Following are the steps:

1. Quit Dreamweaver

2. Open brackets.json in a text editor available in below path

Win: %appdata%\Adobe\Dreamweaver CC 2017\en_US\Configuration\Brackets

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Brackets

3. Set "highlightMatches": false and save the file

4. Launch Dreamweaver

The feature should be turned off now.

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YalpiCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
December 21, 2016

Hello,

There is no preference in UI to disable highlighting matching strings.

However you can turn it off by setting it false in brackets.json.

Following are the steps:

1. Quit Dreamweaver

2. Open brackets.json in a text editor available in below path

Win: %appdata%\Adobe\Dreamweaver CC 2017\en_US\Configuration\Brackets

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Brackets

3. Set "highlightMatches": false and save the file

4. Launch Dreamweaver

The feature should be turned off now.

    brentm46808071
    brentm46808071
    Participating Frequently
    November 29, 2017

    +1 YES TO DISTRESS.

    This "underline feature" and the "orange highlight feature" are both driving my development team CRAZY to the point where we either want to roll back a version or find an alternate editor other than Dreamweaver. All of these new assistant-related features are garbage for development teams that know how to develop genuine code. I can;t find out how to turn off either of these things in options and I've been searching for a half hour. We don't have time for this.

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 30, 2017

      You have the answer above.  You need to edit the brackets JSON file.

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      K
      klubar
      Participating Frequently
      December 20, 2016

      This is definitely a "what were they thinking feature". It's really distracting and adds almost no value (maybe to locate other uses of the same variable(?!). Mostly the interface "improvements" in DW 2017 are a big disappointment. My only hope is that the app is a little more stable than 2015.x and doesn't crash quite as frequently.

      It's probably time to look for a new code editor.

        Preran
        Community Manager
        PreranCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        November 7, 2016

        This looks like a feature. Is it causing you undue distress? Because no one has replied to your post as yet, I am guessing that there is no alternative solution.

        Feel free to make a feature request to the team using the wishlist form. Feature Request/Bug Report Form

        melissae47124582
        melissae47124582
        Participant
        November 14, 2016

        I am not the original poster but this is causing me undue distress. It's very distracting and makes it difficult to keep track of where I am working.

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