How to format HTML code

[Bob Richardson]

Is there a way to format HTML code so that it "looks pretty" using some
simple rules. What's in FP doesn't seem to be what I'm looking for. Ideally
a free download program would be available.

 

[Steve Easton]

When you publish the pages, the server will most likely "format" the code for you anyway.

What exactly are you trying to do??
How your html code "looks" is relatively unimportant. What is important is whether the pages
function properly.

That said, in FrontPage 2003 with your web and a page open, click Tools > Page Options and then
click the "Code Formatting" tab.


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[FrontPageForms]

Hi Bob,

Nothing will do it for you, but here is a link you might find interesting.

http://www.infocopter.com/pretty-html/

 

[Michiel van der Blonk]

Nothing will do it for you, but here is a link you might find interesting.
This is absolutely not true. HTMLTidy _will_ do it for you.
go to http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/

Michiel
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[Bob Richardson]

How HTML looks is unimportant if you never look at it, or try to make
changes directly to it. Otherwise, logically formatted HTML code makes the
job substantially easier. When you remove or add a tab, it's crucial that
the balancing tags be added in the right place or the correct one removed.

For example, I'd like to be able to change something like:

<TABLE> <TR> <TD><FONT..> <CENTER>xxxxxx</<CENTER> </FONT> </TD>
</TR></TABLE>

into:

<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD>
<FONT..>
<CENTER>xxxxxx</<CENTER>
</FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

It seems to me that "Code Formatting" only applies to future changes. I
haven't been able to change existing code into formatted code like the
above.

 

[Ronx]

In FP2003, right click anywhere in Code view, and choose Reformat HTML

 

[Bob Richardson]

Tidy seems to do the job fine, but it's a bit cumbersome to use.

"Reformat" is very easy to use, but doesn't seem to do all that I'd like. I
couldn't figure out how to have the reformatting indent, and also create new
lines as needed.

 

[Ronx]

Tools->Page Options - Code Formatting tab
Here you set the size of the indents, and which tags should be
preceded/followed by a line break.

 

[Bob Richardson]

Thank you. Now I got it

Tools->Page Options - Code Formatting tab
Here you set the size of the indents, and which tags should be
preceded/followed by a line break.