DW 2019 macOS: "Apply Source Formatting" has no effect

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February 10, 2021
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When I use the command "Edit > Code > Apply Source Formatting"* in a HTML or CSS file it has no effect.

Is there a way to use this command?

Thanks.

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Jon Fritz

Community Expert

Is the code free of structural errors?

Run it through the validator at http://validator.w3.org/nu and repair any issues that are listed.

Errors in the source code can cause DW to get confused and break a lot of the features in the program.

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mistershortcutAuthor

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Yes, the code is free of errors.
I used a minimal HTML5 testcase, freshly created.

<p>foo</p><p>bar</p>

Jon Fritz

Community Expert

@623764

Thanks for that clarification.

OK, I will reset the preferences file.

Please, how can I backup the file before and how can I restore it, if the reset will not solve the problem?

The instructions they give on that page for CC2014 and older will work for 2019.

That was before Adobe moved away from the manual method of restoring prefs and shows you which folder you need to back up.
Obviously, you need to be working from within the CC 2019 folder instead of CC2014, but all the paths should still be the same otherwise.

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