Dreamweaver slow typing and code highlighting kills me

[jasontag]

Two problems:

1.) slow response in typing means I have to wait for the code I type to render on screen before typing the next line or the next word sometimes,  and it's getting very frustrating! I type code by hand without much regard for looking at my screen while I type.  I walk away from my computer to get coffee now and come back to se it's still trying to keep up with me.. And this is on a 2 day old Macbook Pro!

2.) code high lighting!?!?!  is there a way to turn this off.  I've turned off all the code highlighting options I could find and still it persists!  HELP!!!!!!  I can't see my own code because the colors are atrocious! 

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

1) Try switching to Design view instead of Live view.  Live view has to refresh every time you make changes.  Design view does not.

2) See link below for details.

Solution: White on Mint Green Code Color.

[jasontag]

thank Nancy... Design view did the trick for typing.. however my version won't let me create a new theme.  very strange.  I click the plus sign, I enter a new name for the theme... and then nothing.  the new theme doesn't show up in the list.

[Nancy OShea]

You need to update your version to 2017.0.1 in Creative Cloud Desktop App. 

Also, the In-App Updates include 2 new code color Themes -- Raven and Solarized.  You need to have In-App Updates enabled in your Preferences.

[jasontag]

I got it working... thanks Nancy!