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view source in firefox 2.X with notepad++

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Nobody/Anonymous
2008-02-19
2012-11-13

  • Nobody/Anonymous

    Nobody/Anonymous - 2008-02-19

    How to make Notepad++ as the default viewer for view source option in firefox ?
    The installation option only for IE.

     

    • fidvo

      fidvo - 2008-02-19

      I don't see an option for it in the Options screen in Firefox, but you can do it through about:config.

      In the address bar in Firefox, type:

      about:config

      Then hit enter.

      Scroll to the bottom of the page.  There are two preferences you'll need to modify, and they're near the bottom:

      view_source.editor.external
      view_source.editor.path

      If the value for view_source_editor.external is false, double-click that line to change it to true.

      Then double-click view_source_editor.path and type in the path and filename for Notepad++.  For example:

      C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe

      You may need to restart Firefox before it will work.

       

    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Nobody/Anonymous - 2008-02-28

      Another option is the firefox add-on ViewSourceWith (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/394)