View Source Button on IE 6.0 or Firefox possible?

Discussion in 'Programming' started by Phoenix, Sep 7, 2004.

0
  1. #1
    Not exactly where I should put this, but does anyone know if it would be possible to put a "view source" button (in the nav bar) for Internet Explorer or Firefox, or any browser for that matter. I have to look at source code often, and it would be quicker with such a feature, instead of using the "view menu" and select "source code". Any ideas? Thanks

    Ben
     
    Phoenix, Sep 7, 2004 IP
  2. joeychgo

    joeychgo Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,368
    Likes Received:
    321
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    255
    #2
    couldnt you program one of the F kews to do that with a macro?
     
    joeychgo, Sep 7, 2004 IP
  3. Lever

    Lever Deep Thought

    Messages:
    1,823
    Likes Received:
    94
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    145
    #3
    In FireFox you can hit CTRL+U for view source or install Chris Pederick's Web Developer 0.8 toolbar which has its own View Source buttton amongst other goodies ;)
     
    Lever, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  4. mopacfan

    mopacfan Peon

    Messages:
    3,273
    Likes Received:
    164
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #4
    What he said. I just use ctrl+U to view code in Firefox. :)
     
    mopacfan, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  5. l0cke

    l0cke Active Member

    Messages:
    178
    Likes Received:
    5
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    73
    #5
    How about Right Click -> View Source?
     
    l0cke, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  6. mopacfan

    mopacfan Peon

    Messages:
    3,273
    Likes Received:
    164
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #6
    I see someone is mouse dependent aren't they? ;)
     
    mopacfan, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  7. kuhleen

    kuhleen Peon

    Messages:
    21
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #7
    not directly related, but am I the only one that is annoyed by the IE 6 not showing the source on "first time" page views? I have to refresh the page sometimes multiple times, and then click View Source again for it to work. It's really annoying, especially when the content of the page varies from reload to reload.
     
    kuhleen, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  8. Phoenix

    Phoenix Active Member

    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    98
    #8
    Thanks guys! Good responses. Yes, I do appear a tad bit mouse dependent. But when it comes to programming xhtml, I am all keys. I justed started using Firefox, and been a long time IE user, so was just curious if it would be possible to add a button somewhere for the hell of it.
     
    Phoenix, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  9. Phoenix

    Phoenix Active Member

    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    98
    #9
    Forgive me ignorance, this is not my area of expertise. But how would you do this:

     
    Phoenix, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  10. Dji-man

    Dji-man Peon

    Messages:
    185
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    i'd like to be able to navigate in "view source" mode using the site navigation bar. That would be helpful to me to compare metas and debug code instead of opening each page in a new windows + a source window for each page to check a site's code...

    I'm probably the only one to use it though. :rolleyes:
     
    Dji-man, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  11. Phoenix

    Phoenix Active Member

    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    98
    #11
    DJI-man,

    There is way, sort of! I would use the tool if it was created, for analyzing multiple sites code easily. Maybe you could figure out a way to use it for each site your visit it too. I am sure it wouldn't be too hard to program.

    view-source:http://www.mywebsite.com

    This will instantly open the view source in a notepad file.

    Ben
     
    Phoenix, Sep 8, 2004 IP
  12. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

    Messages:
    13,740
    Likes Received:
    1,702
    Best Answers:
    78
    Trophy Points:
    510
    #12
    I am a view source junkie and have not experienced this on W98, W98SE, or XP.

    Shannon
     
    Smyrl, Sep 8, 2004 IP