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keithleyson
keithleyson
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November 11, 2016
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DW CC 2017 how to get back old F12 functionality

  • November 11, 2016
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Currently the F12 function opens the Live Preview which is good for some specific workflow. However for me I would much prefer the old testing server view.

The new F12 function:

Back to the old F12 function:

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Correct answer mkumarbn

We do not have an UI option to turn this back to DW CC 2015 behavior. However this can be done by making a small edit in one of the JS file. Please be warned that by making this change you are going back to older Preview in Browser functionality when invoked from all menus within Dw.

Please copy this file "PIB_Dynamic.js" onto a separate folder on the desktop or some place as a backup to be able to restore it back just in case something goes wrong.

If you are on windows and have installed at the standard location, then Dw would be installed into the folder "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017". On Mac it should be "/Applications/Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017". Under this folder browse to configuration\Menus\MM and open the file PIB_Dynamic.js. Search for the text "dw.browseDocument" and change the last argument to true to make the final code look like  dw.browseDocument(dw.getDocumentPath('document'),theBrowser, "-1"/*help argument*/, false /*use temp doc*/, true);

With this, though the menu would read as Real time preview, it would be mapped back to the older preview in browser and the keyboard shortcut F12 would work as in earlier releases.

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Abdussalam_K_T
Abdussalam_K_T
Participant
February 4, 2018

mkumarbn​

Thanks for solution. it works for me

keithleyson
keithleysonAuthor
Known Participant
November 11, 2016

Will review the software this weekend and will come up with a list. Do you have a proper forum where I can post it?

mkumarbn
Adobe Employee
mkumarbn
Adobe Employee
November 11, 2016

Right click on the document tab brings up a contextual menu. The entry "Open in Browser" would provide the behavior as to how F12(Preview in Browser) worked in previous versions of Dreamweaver. The same option is also available when you right click on an file in the files panel and chose "Open in Browser".

    keithleyson
    keithleysonAuthor
    Known Participant
    November 11, 2016

    Thanks for your reply.
    I actually am using right-click open in browser currently. What I was looking for was getting the original F12 functionality back since that is faster for me, rather than having to look for the file in the Files Panel where there are thousands of files currently.

    How can I set the old functionality of F12 back?

      mkumarbn
      Adobe Employee
      mkumarbnCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      November 11, 2016

      We do not have an UI option to turn this back to DW CC 2015 behavior. However this can be done by making a small edit in one of the JS file. Please be warned that by making this change you are going back to older Preview in Browser functionality when invoked from all menus within Dw.

      Please copy this file "PIB_Dynamic.js" onto a separate folder on the desktop or some place as a backup to be able to restore it back just in case something goes wrong.

      If you are on windows and have installed at the standard location, then Dw would be installed into the folder "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017". On Mac it should be "/Applications/Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017". Under this folder browse to configuration\Menus\MM and open the file PIB_Dynamic.js. Search for the text "dw.browseDocument" and change the last argument to true to make the final code look like  dw.browseDocument(dw.getDocumentPath('document'),theBrowser, "-1"/*help argument*/, false /*use temp doc*/, true);

      With this, though the menu would read as Real time preview, it would be mapped back to the older preview in browser and the keyboard shortcut F12 would work as in earlier releases.

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