Snippets to wrap selection

[k1n6]

In every previous version of dreamweaver you could define snippets to wrap selection.... why was that removed?  I use it alot : (

[BenPleysier]

This is a known issue and will come back in a next revision.

Dreamweaver Help | Known issues | Dreamweaver CC 2017

[aba.kt]

Where on that page does it address snippets that wrap, all I see about snippets is "Mac only: You cannot insert recent snippets using Insert > Recent Snippets menu."?

[BenPleysier]

You are right, I should have pointed you to and get you to vote on it.

[Jon Fritz · Accepted solution]

We haven't been told flat-out "why" it was removed, however I'm relatively certain it has something to do with the new Snippet Trigger Key system taking over for Snippet shortcuts. With the new Trigger Key shortcut set-up you can't have code highlighted, as you would for a wrapping snippet, or it will simply rewrite the code with your customized Trigger's text instead.

Apparently, the dev team (or more likely, their overlords) thought the Snippet Trigger Key system was more important than the Wrapping Snippet function.

It looks like you've already voted, but for anyone else who'd rather have the Wrapping Snippet function back, please make sure to vote here If we can get enough votes, maybe Adobe will find a way to put that extremely useful functionality back into the program.

[redtimmy]

Wraparound snippets are not gone. If you select a bit of text and then click on your snippet, it will still work as before. The trouble is that wraparound snippets are no longer editable nor can they be created.

...or, can they?

Here's a workaround.

1. Download DW 2015 and open it.

2. Add and/or Edit your snippets there.

3. Close DW 2015.

4. Open DW 2017.

Your new snippets are now available in DW 2017.

[Nancy OShea]

Very clever.  It never occurred to me to use the older version this way.  But yeah, it's a good workaround .