How to get rid of "</>" and "<?>" in Files window?

[travise38589766]

In Dreamweaver 21.5's Files window, each file has </> or <?> to the left of it (followed by a lock icon or check mark).  

I don't mind the lock icons and check marks, but what is the point of the "</>" and "<?>"?  They are ugly and don't tell me anything interesting.

Is there a way to turn off the "</>" and "<?>"?

Thanks!

[Nancy OShea]

Is there a way to turn off the "</>" and "<?>"?

By @travise38589766

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No. 

Symbols correspond to the file type.  

{ } = CSS files

</> = HTML files

<?> = files containing scripting languages like PHP.  

Cloaking is an optional feature for designating files or folders that you don't want uploaded to the server. 

To disable Cloaking, right-click on cloaked files or folders and select Cloaking from the context menu. 

Choose the option you want from the sub-menu, Uncloak or Uncloak All.  See screenshot.

Hope that helps to clarify.

[Nancy OShea]

|<>| = .xml files

Scroll icons = JavaScript files

Picture icons = images, .jpg, .png or .gif files

Sheet of text icons = .txt files

[travise38589766]

Hi, thanks for your response.

I code in PHP, HTML, CSS, and JS and put each type of file in its own path.  So all my CSS files are in {project}/css/, HTML files are in {project}/html/, images are in {project}/images/ etc. 

Plus I can see the extension right there in the Files panel, so I don't need or want the file type symbols ("</>", etc.); for me, they are distracting clutter. 

So there's no way to hide them?

[Nancy OShea]

Nope.  Blame the GUI designer— probably a Mac user. 

[BenPleysier]

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[Nancy OShea]

Gee, that was faster than a lightening bolt on steroids.