I'm using PhpStorm with Live Edit.
Problem is that it's not updating when I change less files.
My less files are compiled to css by gulp.
I don't want to use File Watcher because it compiles all less files and I need to compile only one file app.less and watch all less files. I know how to do it with gulp but not how to do it with File Watchers.
Is there a solution that Live Edit will watch less or css files without edit?
I had the same issue with compiling scss files using gulp, namely the files in the IDE don't auto-update if they're changed via a task fired from a gulp.watch process (glitch dunno what jetbrains is doing about it).
There are 2 ways to get the files to update within the IDE:
File > Synchronize
Manually collapse and expand the tree in the project view
My hacky way to solve this problem is to macro the save process in phpstorm i.e.
Start macro record
File > Save All
File > Synchronize
File > Synchronize
File > Synchronize
Stop macro record
The Synchronize functionality is a little glitchy but i've found doing it 2 or 3 times inside the macro seems to work.
You can then rebind ctrl + s to your new macro and it should work.
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I am using PhpStorm. I'm having problem with 2 file watchers.
.min files does not get updated on save in .less file.
I need first to compile Less to CSS and then to minify that same file.
.min files does not get updated on save in .less file
Use Output paths to refresh for that -- the IDE will check such path(s) looking for changes after current File Watcher finished running.
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/using-file-watchers.html#transpilerBehaviour
I need first to compile Less to CSS and then to minify that same file.
Use 2 file watchers: second one will run after the first one (so it needs to be located after/below the first one).
So I have:
First watcher will take main.scss and compile into main.css (using node-sass) and placed next to the source file.
Second will run after that on main.css and will make main.min.css using CSSO CSS Optimizer.
The File Watchers:
(please ignore disabled ones: this is quite old test project; it keeps all the stuff from the past experiments)
SCSS Watcher (using node-sass):
CSSO CSS Optimizer watcher:
Please note that I'm using custom scope: this is to limit these watchers to those specific folders only (it's test project after all; it has tons of experiments).
Here is the recording/proof that it works just fine: all 3 files are opened and get refreshed automatically by IDE: I only hit the Save button that triggers File Watchers.
A folder structure just in case:
I have a simple batch (let's call it run_job.bat) job that I set up in VSTS as release definition. VSTS reads this file from the remote git repository that is also set up in VSTS.
The agent is configured on a remote machine to access certain folder, say C:\AllScans\FolderWhereScanIsRunning\ bring the necessary batch file in there and start the run. The job runs some scan against web application and generates report file with some unknown for me extension.
Another job then runs as queue in VSTS (let's call it run_report.bat) that transforms this unckown file to zip file where .html, .css and .js files are sitting. Simply exporting this manually to another folder and double clicking on the index.html file shows nicely looking html report on how the scan is run, and if there were any failures during it.
My question: is it possible to access this zip file C:\AllScans\FolderWhereScanIsRunning\report.zip, unzip it and bring this index.html file within the VSTS UI? I want be able for my other coworkers to see the results of the scan in html format without leaving VSTS interface? Thanks for the help
There isn't any way to achieve this by default.
A workaround would be deploy the html files to a web page which allow iframe embedding and then use "Embedded Webpage" widget in VSTS to show the content.
I'm working on a script that should be able to add additional information to a .chm file.
After decompiling it with hh.exe -decompile outputFolder fileName.chm command, I get the html files, and other 2 files with .hhc and .hhk extension.
After editing the html files, I'd like to recompile the files into a single .chm file. I read that that I also need a .hhp file in order to do that, but that's not generated in the decompilation process.
How can I solve this?
This is a problem of Compiled Help Modules (CHM). And yes - you need a *.hhp for compiling again by HTMLHelp Workshop or e.g. FAR HTML.
You know, you can use 7Zip or just open a command prompt window on a Windows PC and type the following:
hh.exe -decompile <target_directory> <path>\<filename>.chm
The only decompiler with any additional features is KeyTools as this can try to rebuild the project (.hhp) file. You'll need this file if you want to recompile the help project.
One thing to note is that the decompile/recompile process isn't a "round-trip" process. Certain features that the help author added to the original help file can't be recovered when you decompile it, so these may no longer work properly after you've recompiled.
This is especially true in the area of context-sensitive help, which may be broken in the new version of the file.
It can be useful, to include the .hhp file itself - after regenerating is done - into the section [FILES] of the project file (.HHP). Thus, this is included in the Compiled Help Module (CHM) when compiling. The appropriate *.HHP file then is decompiled in addition to the other files for future use.
I have some build and compile tasks that generate new files, e.g.
Now I need to upload those files to my server. I always upload the original file and forget about the compiled ones, as they aren't visible originally, but hidden behind the es6 file in this case.
Is there any way to make phpStorm auto upload the compiled files whenever I upload the original?
there is 'Upload external changes' option in Settings/Build, Execution, Deployment/Deployment/Options that allows updating files generated by external processes.
I'm looking for a code editor that saves folded/collapsed code. I want to be able to open the file on a 2nd computer and have the same folded/collapsed code structure. I understand that HTML/CSS cannot have this preference built in. If the editor needs to save the file in some propriety file type, I'm fine with that. I just need to be able to export it as plain HTML/CSS files once it's ready for publishing.
(Windows 7)
UltraEdit supports code folding for text files of any type and it supports also saving/restoring of folds on close/open.
In menu Advanced there is the menu item Configuration. In the settings tree navigate to Editor Display - Code Folding and enable at least the settings Save folded lines and Enable show/hide lines and code folding.
By default UltraEdit remembers which file are open with which lines hidden/folded on exit in file uedit32.ini stored on Windows computers by default in directory %APPDATA%\IDMComp\UltraEdit\. But this file contains also all other user configurations like the 2 settings I wrote above.
Therefore it is better to use a project or at least a workspace for editing the HTML/CSS files for your website(s). A project/workspace can be created in menu Project with New Project/Workspace. Using a project/workspace results in remembering which files are open on closing the project in a separate project related workspace file instead of uedit32.ini. The workspace file remembers not only the open files on closing the project, it remebers also which lines are folded, where the caret is positioned in each file, which file was the active file on close, and some other information to restore the workspace on next opening of the project/workspace.
But before creating the project/workspace, you need to enable the setting Save project information for use on multiple systems at Advanced - Configuration - File Handling - Advanced. As you can read on help page opened by clicking on button Help of this configuration dialog, this setting results in storing the workspace file of a project in same directory as the project file.
The location of the project file is defined by you on creating the project/workspace and is quite often in root directory or a subdirectory of a local copy of a website. With *.prj (the project file) and *.pui (the project user interface file = workspace file) somewhere in directory tree of the website, you have those 2 files also shared between multiple systems together with the HTML and CSS files.
See the user forum topics Create project from an existing directory tree? and Why save files to a Project? in the user-to-user forums of UltraEdit and take also a look on Tutorials/Power Tips page of IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.
SynWrite (Windows) supports it. Make some folding, then save a session file (*.syn). This file contains folded states and more. Anytime later, just open session file (menu File - Sessions) and folding (and more) restored.
You have a CSSMENU editor where you can create menu bars. This editor saves a file in such a way that it can be moved to any other pc as you mentioned . Html file will be saved and the related Css files are stored in another folder where you can move those files as your wish. No need of changing any code.