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Default Setting Browser Preview Preferences - 05-12-2006 , 03:31 PM






I feel a bit silly about this - bit for some reason I am unable to set the
browser preview options in my preferences. I'm using Dreamweaver 8 on a Mac
OX10.3.9, and trying to designate Firefox 1.5 as my default primary browser,
and Safari 1.3.2 & IE5 as secondary options. When I first open Dreamweaver I
get a message saying 'Unable to read Preview in Browser Preference. Please
remove all browsers form the list and add them again. So I remove them all and
when I try to add them back, none of my choices show up in the box. Then I
restart and the old ones are still there. If I try to change the check in the
box that indicates primary or secondary browsers, my program crashes. Anyone
have a clue what's going on? Thanks so much for any help...


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Default Re: Setting Browser Preview Preferences - 11-30-2007 , 11:02 PM






Same thing just happened to me, DW 2004 mx on Mac ox 10.4.10.

"When I first open Dreamweaver I get a message saying 'Unable to read Preview
in Browser Preference. Please remove all browsers form the list and add them
again". So I remove them all and when I try to add them back, none of my
choices show up in the box. Then I restart and the old ones are still there. If
I try to change the check in the box that indicates primary or secondary
browsers, my program crashes."

Any suggestions? Trash preferences? Reload? I also tried a restart with an
unplug for good measure, no dice. Thanks!


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Default Re: Setting Browser Preview Preferences - 07-02-2008 , 02:46 PM



I never had a problem with this same issue until upgrading to DW CS3, now I
can't view ANY files in any browser because the preference cannot be set.

The program doesn't crash, but no browsers can be set as primary, secondary or
otherwise. Tossed out old preferences. Same.
HELP!!!!


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52club
 
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Default Re: Setting Browser Preview Preferences - 07-04-2008 , 02:12 PM



Quote:
what Does happen when you use the browse to file button to pick a browser
application?

Nothing! Hit + sign to add browser and it doesn't input (no funky characters
used). There is blank space for the primary/secondary browsers.

This does not occur with DW 8 which I have to revert to, Only CS3. I have a
Macbook that I will install DWCS3 and see if it happens there. Very frustrating
that there is no way to preview in a browser. make the app somewhat useless.



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kaplan
 
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Default Re: Setting Browser Preview Preferences - 07-18-2008 , 11:38 AM



I'm on a MacBook Pro running 10.4.11 / Dw 9.0 Build 3481

Exact same problem here, I've tried everything outside of a complete
re-install. I'm going to look for the preferences and see if I can
manually delete them. Any tips on the location? I've used Magic Menu
to try an fix the corrupted prefs, but no luck.

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*Nothing! Hit + sign to add browser and it doesn't input (no funky characters
used). There is blank space for the primary/secondary browsers.
Anyone resolve this problem?
Thanks


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Default Re: Setting Browser Preview Preferences - 08-02-2008 , 03:35 PM



I'm also having the same problem and have been for a while.

Again, CS 3 on a (non-Intel) Mac is the platform. I can navigate to
the pages using localhost no problem at all but simply can't can't
preview in browser from DW. I've tried deleting and re-adding but
nothing makes any difference.

Bit of an annoying issue really.

Thanks in advance.

Andrew




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