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Since upgrading to version 8.1.2(64 Bit) I have lost the ability to preview a HTML document through my local Apache Server and FireFox browser.

In the previous version (7) I could configure the preferences Tools so send the open HTML document directly to my default web browser (FireFox, SeaMonkey, Mozilla, and Netscape Communicator) to review the pafe development. This part still works with v.8.
I was also able to set the Preferences Folders to point to my Apache Server Root folder on my Window 7 system and the open HTML document would be processed by my local Apache server so I could review all the Server Side Includes (SSI). Now with version 8.1.2 the View in Browser icon sends the .shtml document directly to my default browser (FireFox).

What I must do is set a bookmark in FireFox to my default local web host (127.0.0.1), Apache then provides hyperlinks to all the folders under the root directory. I can click a document link to preview the work performed in TextPad.

Unfortunately we do not have a method to attach a screen shot of the settings in Preferences.

Folders: WWW IP address: http://127.0.0.1, $File
WWW root folder: C:\Apache24\bin\ httpd.exe

Michael G

Hello,

I have set this up this way:

Configure>preferences>Folders>
WWW IP address http://localhost
WWW root folder X:www

This sends an open html file to my default browser by clicking the world icon (view in web browser) on the toolbar.

Not sure if this is what you need as I am apparently set up differently than you are.

I have never been able to set up 'tools' for more than one browser and have never been able to change the order of the tools or substitute an ico image for any of the default icons. The feature seems broken to me.

Hello Obo,

From what I understand your settings would open the edited HTML file in your default browser using your local host server at IP: 127.0.0.1.
What I need is to have the world icon (View In Browser send the edited HTML to the Apache local server and then my default web browser.

For the "Tools" icon I have Firefox and Internet Explorer opening any HTML document directly.

Configure Preferences > Tools. Here you add the name of the program you want to open and display your edited HTML file. You can create as many names as you need to use. After you have created the tool names you can arrange the order they appear by selecting the tool name and clicking the up/down arrows.
When you are finished with naming the tools you return to the Preferences column where the names of your tools will be listed below the title "Tools". Click on a tool name and a dialog box will open for you to edit specific fields. For most tools like web browsers all you need to enter is the Command line path to the program. Example for Firefox:
C:\Program Files\FireFox52\firefox.exe

Michael G

Hello again,

Thank you for the info about setting up tools.

As for:

From what I understand your settings would open the edited HTML file in your default browser using your local host server at IP: 127.0.0.1.
What I need is to have the world icon (View In Browser send the edited HTML to the Apache local server and then my default web browser.

I am having a hard time seeing the distinction.

I click the world icon, it sends the open htlm document I am working on in Textpad to my Apache localhost server and then to my default web browser.

Said another way, my Apache localhost server serves the current open Textpad document in my default browser.

But that may just be me; getting old and feebleminded.