Skip to main content
A
andre.p_brln
Inspiring
November 8, 2016
Answered

How do i prevent that the code editor adds brackets, quotes, etc in Dreamweaver CC 2017?

  • November 8, 2016
  • 2 replies
  • 1208 views

Is it a bug that i can't disable the behaviour that when i type f.ex echo " it transforms it to echo "" immediately in the code editor? Same with brackets { } etc.

I thought in preferences -> Code Hints -> Enable Code Hints this could be disabled. It's really annoying me. Where can i stop that behaviour?

I'm on OS X Sierra.

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer andre.p_brln

Ok, to answer my own question, the brackets.json in applications -> adobe dreamweaver cc 2017 -> configuration -> brackets.json is not the one that should be edited, but the one in library -> application support -> adobe -> dreamweaver cc 2017 -> en_US -> configuration -> brackets -> brackets.json

When i added  "closeBrackets": false it worked now.

Still wondering for what the "Enable Code Hints" in preferences stands for...

2 replies

robbinrook
robbinrook
Participant
January 17, 2018

Just wanna add to this:

If you can't find the file in the directory given above try this (ON MAC):

Open a new finderscreen and press SHIFT+CMD+G.

Then type in the finder: ~/Library/Application Support

After that go to: Adobe > Dreamweaver CC '<your version>' > '<your language>' > configuration > brackets > brackets.json

That way you go to into the right folder.

I spend like 2 hours searching for this before i got the right file in front of me.

A
andre.p_brlnAuthor
Inspiring
November 8, 2016

After more research, i found out that this should be able to do in the brackets preferences with the closeBrackets -> false setting:

https://github.com/adobe/brackets/wiki/How-to-Use-Brackets#preferences

I edited configuration -> brackets.json accordingly, re-started Dreamweaver, but no effect.

A
andre.p_brlnAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
November 8, 2016

Ok, to answer my own question, the brackets.json in applications -> adobe dreamweaver cc 2017 -> configuration -> brackets.json is not the one that should be edited, but the one in library -> application support -> adobe -> dreamweaver cc 2017 -> en_US -> configuration -> brackets -> brackets.json

When i added  "closeBrackets": false it worked now.

Still wondering for what the "Enable Code Hints" in preferences stands for...

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices