Editors

When editing a project file (HTML, CSS, or Banner), the editing icon will be displayed on the relevant tab to let you know that the editor should be closed before running a build.

There are a some different editing modes that will be used, depending on the type of file you are editing:

HTML Source Editors

These allow you to edit your HTML source files, and will validate your changes to ensure the markup is correct. The validator uses stricter rules than most web browsers require, and will alert you when those rules are broken. This is necessary to keep consistency in your code and to enable the automatic processing SiteLinker does when examining page components, connecting all of your pages, populating meta data, etc.

The major types of HTML Source Editors are:

Generic Files Editor

This editor is just a simple text editor. It is useful for files that aren't part of your site structure but still may be referenced somehow.

Note: Most tabs are set up to initially display their files in a read-only, preview mode; this is to prevent accidental editing while examining or copying their content.