Choosing to write HTML for a specific browser

The HTML Editor can automatically provide suggestions for HTML tags that work for specific browsers. The HTML Editor will offer HTML tag choices in drop down boxes. These are called tag tips.

To show tag tips

On the menu bar, click Tools > Global Options.
Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor.
Click Tag tips.
Select the Show tag tips check box.

Clear the Show tag tips check box to keep tag tips hidden.

Click OK or Apply.

The tags shown in the tag-tip drop down boxes are controlled by the primary and secondary browsers you choose.

To display only tag tips that apply to certain browsers

On the menu bar, click Tools > Global Options.
Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor.
Click Tag tips.
Select your first browser choice from the top list, First primary browser tags.
Select your second browser choice from the next list, Second primary browser tags.
Select your third browser choice from the list Secondary browser tags.
Select a color for tag tips that apply only to the third browser choice in Secondary browser color.
Click OK or Apply.

When more than one primary browser is selected, the tag tips in the drop down that are common to both browsers display in black. This enables you to code for two disparate browsers, such as Netscape and IE, or two versions of the same browser.

Example

If you wanted to code for IE 5.0, but conserve backwards compatibility with 4.0, then you would choose 5.0 and 4.0 as the two primary browsers. Tags in common to both will be available in the tag tips box. Newer 5.0 tags that didn't exist in 4.0 won't even appear, which helps you code your HTML without having to worry about which tags may be supported or not.

Choosing a secondary browser lets you see ALL the tags for a certain browser in a different color. In the example above, if you wanted to code for IE 4.0 and 5.0 but add certain tags from OPERA, you would select OPERA as the secondary browser. When you saw a colored tag in the tag tips box, you would know it was an OPERA tag, which may or may not work in IE or Netscape. This enables you to decide whether or not to insert the particular tag.

To choose how long the tag tips take to appear

On the menu bar, click Tools > Global Options.
Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor.
Click Tag tips.
In the Tag tips delay in milliseconds box, enter a time for the HTML editor to wait before showing tag tips.
Click OK or Apply.

To capitalize all tag tips

On the menu bar, click Tools > Global Options.
Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor.
Click Tag tips.
Select the Capitalize tag tips check box.

Clear the Capitalize tag tips check box to leave tag tips in lower case.

Click OK or Apply.