Questions

[davenz]

Hi team

a couple of quick questions.

When in the options dialogue in WeBuilder, on the Files/Associations page, there is an option to add any other file types not listed to associate them with WeBuilder. If I add a couple of file-types (PHP1 and PHP2, which exist in Windows as file types) and these show up along with their checkbox already ticked and the name of the file type alongside as expected. However, if I click Apply the OK, then reopen the options dialogue, anything I have added there has not 'stuck', that is, it has disappeared on close. Have I got the meaning of this dialogue wrong and it is not for what I think it is, which is associating a certain file type not already listed there to be opened with WeBuilder?

Second thing is the options on the Language Options/HTML page. The bottom one is: Add list item end-tags </li>. Under what conditions does WB add </li> end tags? I experimented for ages trying different things and couldn't get it to add the tags at all. I use lists often and I have never seen end tags added automatically, whether this option is checked or not. Can someone tell me how this one works? All other options on that page work as I expect them to.

Thanks

[MikeyB]

Hi Dave,

I can reproduce your first problem every time on my install of WeBuidler, does indeed seem to be a bug.

As for the Add list item end-tags that only has any affect on the Insert -> List menu options, again only if your doctype isn't xhtml as in xhtml all tags must be closed.
If I'm typing code, the </li> is always added no matter what doctype is used.

Cheers,
Mike

[davenz]

Hi MikeyB and thanks for the explanation; I don't use the insert list feature as I just type merrily away and make them myself. However, unless I have auto-complete HTML tags enabled (which I don't) then no </li> appears and I usually use HTML 4 transitional doctype because I was told that's the best one for the type of crappy code I am capable of creating.

Thanks again

[MikeyB]

Have to say I never use the any of the Insert dialogs (maybe once or twice just to quickly test something) but not in general coding.

However, unless I have auto-complete HTML tags enabled (which I don't) then no </li> appears

Just tested and yes, I get the same with those options.
If you don't have "Auto complete HTML tags" then it won't add the </li> even if you have that option enabled, as that would be auto complete!
I always have auto complete turned on.

To make it clearer I guess the "Add list item end tags" option should be grayed out if "Auto complete HTML tags" is off.

[davenz]

Yes, I suppose those features do kind of crossover when I think about it (and you put it that way). Greying it would be smart as well.

Even though I have been using WeBuilder for years now, I still find things here and there, usually features for advanced or PHP/ASP/RoR coders or similar which makes things interesting and shows me how powerful it could be in the hands of a capable code cutter. I guess the more I get into it the more I'll find.

Thanks again for clarifying things.

[Gatis]

Hi,

To make it clearer I guess the "Add list item end tags" option should be grayed out if "Auto complete HTML tags" is off.

I will write down this suggestion, thank you!