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How to reload automatically with html and css

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GayleH
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I am using firefox to code with html and css. I want to be able to load the pages into a web browser automatically. I have tried LiveReload but it does not work. Is there functionality in Firefox that will allow me to do this. Currently I am coding everything in Brackets and when I want to use firefox i have to then copy it all into ff - which seems very dysfunctional as Firefox is supposed to be used for web development. Is there something I am not seeing or cannot find when I google?

I am using firefox to code with html and css. I want to be able to load the pages into a web browser automatically. I have tried LiveReload but it does not work. Is there functionality in Firefox that will allow me to do this. Currently I am coding everything in Brackets and when I want to use firefox i have to then copy it all into ff - which seems very dysfunctional as Firefox is supposed to be used for web development. Is there something I am not seeing or cannot find when I google?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi GayleH, I have not used Brackets myself (I assume you mean this: http://brackets.io/).

One of the features mentioned on their site is "Live Preview" -- "Get a real-time connection to your browser. Make changes to CSS and HTML and you'll instantly see those changes on screen." So... it's in there somewhere, unless it's not working.

GayleH
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What I want to do is not use brackets at all - I want to be able to code in html and css in firefox and then see a live preview in the browser window - but I cannot see any functionality in Firefox that allows this - is there something Firefox offers to do this?

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Firefox has a "Scratchpad" tool for editing code, but otherwise no, it is mostly a viewer and not an editor.

cor-el
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I'm locking this question because a second thread that covers a similar subject has been created. Please continue here:

  • [/questions/1112412] Where do I find tutorials on how to use firefox for developing websites with css and html

The Scratchpad uses CodeMirror: http://codemirror.net/