Random web development question

Woden · 3 May 2013 at 15:13

Any easy way to reload a page I am working on without moving focus over to firefox?

I use Netbeans (or just notepad++) and run/f6 always opens a new tab. I have a G110 keyboard so maybe it can be scripted? I dunno.

Weazle · 3 May 2013 at 15:22

I don't of any programs that provide an auto-preview like that .... I would just use the Windows refresh button which is F5 on the Firefox window. (eg. code on notepad, save the file, then click on the Firefox window and hit F5)

BaJ · 3 May 2013 at 15:42

It's only preview software but Adobe Edge Code has an awesome live development mode in conjunction with Chrome.

http://html.adobe.com/edge/code/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xa6r8outW0

Woden · 3 May 2013 at 15:42

Weazle said:
I don't of any programs that provide an auto-preview like that .... I would just use the Windows refresh button which is F5 on the Firefox window. (eg. code on notepad, save the file, then click on the Firefox window and hit F5)

Yea, its just that I got a new monitor, and it would be nice to be able to refresh the page without changing focus. I'm pretty lazy

RoyMi6 · 3 May 2013 at 15:50

For Firefox use http://xrefresh.binaryage.com/

Edit: actually, this is good - found out this has been updated / superseded by https://github.com/mockko/livereload

uniQ · 3 May 2013 at 17:21

I use LiveReload on OS X. No idea if there is a Windows equiv:

http://livereload.com/

Edit: They have a Windows Alpha