Preview File Path not working

[matte]

In both HTML 2005, AND Rapid CSS 2006, setting the the Preview file directory Path in preferences seems totally useless. MY assumption is this is where the prev1~.htm files would be written. But they are not. No matter how many times I try, the preview files are always written to the current working directory (with either program)

Either this is not what this path is for, in which case that needs to be clearer, or it's a bug. I would like to have all these files written OUTSide my working directory. I use subversion, and it's incredibly annoying to have these files automatically created in the repository's active folders.

So how do I DO this? I really like this product, and keeping coming back to my trial for the things i like, but hesitate to register becasue of these annoying little quirks.

I wish preview would just clean itself up and remove these temp files like most other editors do.

[chrisjlocke]

No, unfortunately (well, I believe, anyway) its the location where the prevx~.htm files are stored until they're saved. As soon as they're saved, they are then created with the original document.

WeBuilder does wipe up after itself, and the prevx~.htm files are deleted when the file is closed.

I've not used subversion, but cannot it be told that prev?~.htm files should be ignored?

[matte]

I've not used subversion, but cannot it be told that prev?~.htm files should be ignored?

Yes, you can.. but on a file by file basis, or extension only. The latter is dangerous, and the former is just too unreliable. And when you get things confused in Tortoise/subversion client, in terms of what was created in Explorer and what wasn't, it can require a whole new checkout of the respository to fix.

I just don't like it when an application automatically generates files, and doesn't let me manage them better. I don't even know why I need them at all. There should just be a purge option that cleans them up, or a preference that only saves them if you want them saved. it's confusing and awkward and not something I never noticed or needed to think about in any other application and I am not convinced they are needed here.

Not to sound too negative though. I keep returning to this product because I think it has a lot of potential.. but it's still not robust enough to ween me off PSpad when I want simplicity, and Dreamweaver when I wan t advanced web tools. I haven't tried Webuilder yet.

[chrisjlocke]

WeBuilder and HTML 2005, Rapid CSS 2006, etc, use the same 'engine', so they should wipe up after themselves too. You can prove this by creating a file on your desktop, previewing it, and noting the prev1~.htm file is also there. Close the file in HTML 2005, etc, and the prev1~.htm file should have gone.

I presume Subversion is grabbing this file before the file is closed in HTML 2005, etc.