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Dimizu
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April 22, 2017
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real time preview triggers only when I save the current file

  • April 22, 2017
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I test Dreamweaver 2017.1 (Finally, the search works).

But I have problems with the real-time preview. The real time preview on the URL: http://127.0.0.1:63023/preview/app/index.html work in all my browsers but the page in the browser only refresh when I save the file in Dreamweaver. Ist this normal? I thought the real-time preview would have to show immediately without saving the result in the browser ...

Are there solutions for this problem? Can it be that I have a wrong setting?

My real tiem previe works, but the problem is the trigging of the real time preview.

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paul campagna
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April 28, 2017

I just updated because my find replace was broke. Well F&R is slightly better, but still crashed Dreamweaver already.

BUT, now the live preview is not "Live" i have to refresh the dreamweaver view!?!?! I'm sorry, but having to do something to view, is not "live" that is the opposite of live, meaning it doens;t happen immediately.

I'm so frustrated with Dreamweaver constantly having issue ever since the CC started. One day it works, then it doesn't and there are no answers. Spend hours trouble shooting only to find out there is no answer.

So again LIVE isn't live anymore. Reload to update is STUPID.  This is on a pure HTML site and this is in Dreamweavers own window. So I change code and then have to reload the "live" window.

    Preran
    Preran
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    April 28, 2017

    Hi Paul,

    Apologize for your frustration. Clearly this isn't the intended behavior. I haven't seen this issue reported by many users, and it would be worth getting your issue investigated further. I suggest contacting Customer Care who are in a position to do a more comprehensive investigation Contact Customer Care

    Thanks,

    Preran

    BenPleysier
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    BenPleysierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 22, 2017

    Real Time Preview needs the modified document to be saved before it will show the changes as opposed to Live view which will show the changes as they occur (with a site that has been set up properly)  without saving.

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    DimizuAuthor
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    April 22, 2017

    I am not sure, if I have explained everything correctly. Therefore again:

    I speak not over preview on mobile, but preview in my local environment with a local webserver (apache)

    1. I save my php file in DW. I am in normal mode, not live view.

    2. (My local webserver is running). I launch the browser with F12 => I can see the URL http://127.0.0.1:63023/preview/app/index.html in the addressbar of the Browser and I can see my perfect rendered php file in the browser. All ok.

    3. In DW I write a word.

    4. I cannot see the changes in the browser.

    5. In DW I  save the file.

    6. Now I can see the changes in the browser (without reload in browser!)

    7.  In DW I write a second word.

    8. I cannot see the changes in the browser

    9. In DW I  save the file

    10. I can see the changes in the browser (without reload in browser!)

    etc

    etc

    Seams that the save action triggers the reload in the browser.

    I thought with real time preview I could do it without 5. and 9.

    When I am in live view the same thing:

    I can see changes only when I save the file:

    1. I save my php file in DW. I am in split view: code + live view.

    3. In code view I write a word.

    4. I cannot see the changes in the live view

    5. I  save the file

    6. I can see the changes in the live view

    7. In code view I write second word.

    8. I can not see the changes in live view

    9. I  save the file

    10. I can see the changes in live view

    etc

    etc

    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    BenPleysierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 22, 2017

    Does your document have an HTML extension, or does it require the server to translate the document as is the case with PHP documents..

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