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Posted by || on 09/01/07 21:58
On Sep 1, 1:03 pm, Art <m...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On 9/1/07 10:48 AM, || wrote:
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> > I am creating web pages using jsp and use lots of divs. Is there a
> > good editor that will help me match where divs begin and end within my
> > syntax? I have things nested in divs and sometimes the divs close way
> > below where I started. It is getting difficult to work with.
>
> > Thanks Lex
>
> Lex,
> You didn't mention what platform that you use for development. If you're
> on the Mac, BBEdit (www.barebones.com) has an extensive set of markup
> tools and is syntax-aware of HMTL, PHP and CSS structures as well as a
> number of other programming languages.
>
> The editor window places markers next to major elements (eg. <head>,
> <div>, <table>, css declarations, etc.). Clicking on a marker will
> collapse the screen view around the element start/end which can aid in
> tracking down nasty tag balancing issues. This is especially useful with
> large numbers of nested tags, even better than reformatting with indents.
>
> There are also built-in tools for reformatting and re-flowing the
> document with indents.
>
> Of course, good practice is to use HTML/CSS comments to mark the
> beginning and end of your major blocks. BBEdit has a "clippings" palette
> where you can keep frequently used code snippets such as these which is
> quite useful.
>
> Check it out !
>
> Art (not associated with Bare Bones Software)
Art I just tried HTML-Kit Build 292 but this version does not seem to
collapse the divs but it does highligh the jsp which is nice. The
HTML-Kit Tool build 300 apparently does do the collapse. I will
search for another apps before I make a financial commitment, just to
see what is out there.
Lex
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