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HTML Treehouse Club: HTML Publish a Story Introduction to Workspaces

Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins
962 Points
Posted by Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins
962 Points

I just started the first lesson on workspace. When I make changes in the code and hit the preview button, it opens a new

window but the page does not reflect the changes I've made (changes in color, text, etc.) I save, and that still doesn't reflect the changes. I'm doing exactly what is shown in the video, but it doesn't appear to be working.

Also, it opens up a brand new browser page, not a tab in the same browser. So I can't easily switch back and forth between the code and the preview. how can I set it up like it shows in the video so I don't have to minimize every time? I am working on a mac.

1 Answer

James Procter
James Procter
14,967 Points
James Procter
James Procter
14,967 Points

Are you hitting refresh in the browser window after saving your changes?

If you don't want to minimise you can have the workspace open in half the screen, browser/preview on other half. This reduces size of each so depends on your screen size as to whether this is a suitable option. Get a second screen if you can, makes life so much easier.

Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins
962 Points
Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins
962 Points

I figured out the refresh thing! I have been on a PC for 20 years and this is the first Mac I've owned, so simple things like "how to I refresh" are questions I regularly have to google! I feel like an infant!

Thanks for the tip on reducing the size of the windows. But I'd rather all the tabs be available in one browser. Is that possible? Is it a preference setting?

Maybe one day I'll have multiple monitors . . . for now I'm just grateful to have a macbook pro!