How to format the html code

[Jhon Carlo]

Is there a way to automatically format the html code in dreamweaver?

I mean, for example, select the code and automatically get the right alignment of the code like it is possible do in action script.

Is it possible?

Is there a keyboard shortcut?

Thanks.

[B i r n o u]

in fact there are differents current feature requests to polish and greatly improve the code formatting / coloring.

you can still have a drop down menu Edit > Code that open a child menu to format and indent the code, AFAIK there is not shortcur for it ?

[Jhon Carlo]

Thank you!

Yes, but it does not work either with the mouse or with the keyboard.

[B i r n o u]

I agree that it really need improvment, but at least for HTML, it is more or less indenting the tags correctly... can you post a screen grab ?

[Jhon Carlo]

... or doesn't work?

....

[Nancy OShea]

JavaScript is not HTML.

[Nancy OShea]

[Jhon Carlo]

Thank you but:

[Jhon Carlo]

Thank you again,

a question:

there is not a shortcuts for comments?

[Nancy OShea]

Open the Snippets folder.  You will find Comments under JavaScript.  And you can create a custom Trigger Key for quicker insertion of code snippets.

Learn how to reuse code in Dreamweaver with the Snippets panel

[Nancy OShea]

From the Common Toolbar (shown below) select Apply Source Formatting.  However, you must Edit Tag Libraries 1st to set up your indenting preferences.   Personally, I don't like indented code.

[B i r n o u]

you're right, when code is indented it is too complex to read it, to clearly see the nested tags, having the starting/ending tag in a first view, well it is definitly better to have a one line code ... arf arf...

[Jhon Carlo]

Thank you both for the reply.

Yes I know those functions but it seams sometime doesn't work properly,

as well as comment that doesn't change in grey color wen I use it.

Sometime (in both the option that you show me work well), when I will get the same problem I try to understand and I will send a screen shot.

Thank you both.

[B i r n o u]

the not greyout commented code line is a know bug... well the only workaround is to save the file, or press F5 on code vew... sometimes the only way is to close reopen the file... home code editor will be really improved in the next builds

[Nancy OShea]

Code colors are controlled by your code Theme's LESS file.

Open the LESS file to edit comment color as desired.  Save & close.

.cm-comment {

    color: #CCC;

}

[Jhon Carlo]

Thank you! This seems work properly.