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    Default Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    Hello, I cannot see where to add additional browsers on the Preview Web Page/Website toolbar. I am sure I have managed to add these in previous versions of Web Designer.
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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    Welcome to TalkGraphics

    I don't see these options in Web Designer 18 or Designer Pro X 18 or Pro+ and yes in the past you could chose a browser. Now it seems to use your default browser.

    I'll see if someone from Xara can explain.

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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    The internal preview used Internet Explorer to display the page (basically IE wrapped in a Xara skin). IE has been discontinued (by Microsoft) and the results/preview did not reflect how the website would actually look in a modern browser, such as FF/Chrome/Edge.

    Previewing the web page will now open the website in the default browser set in Windows, to ensure it actually shows how the page will look for the vast majority of users. Your web page should look identical across all browsers so if it doesn't, please let us know.

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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    Perhaps this may help. I'm sure Acorn, Gary or Siran could do a better job.
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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    Quote Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill View Post
    Perhaps this may help. I'm sure Acorn, Gary or Siran could do a better job.
    That's an extremely overcomplicated way to copy the URL. You can press F6, then CTLR + C

    Or alternatively, click in the url which will highlight it, then drag it into your other browsers top bar to open it as a tab

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    Info Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    Egg, i did this one a time back - JS - Get Page Link Icon.xar

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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    @ Rob The F6 doesn't work for me ??? I find the "click in the url which will highlight it, then drag it into your other browsers top bar to open it as a tab" just as complicated.

    @ Acorn - The usual, doesn't work in Firefox
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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    All and all, it seems a step backwards not having the installed browsers appear when a preview is created. The point of web designing is to be able to make sure your site or the site you have created for a client is going to work across the board.

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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    Quote Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill View Post
    @ Rob The F6 doesn't work for me ???
    egg - are you using a computer with Fn [function key] keyboard - if so you may need to press this as well as F6, depending on how it is set up
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    Default Re: Not seeing altrnative browsers in Web Desiger 18

    It is browser-dependent but one of the following should work: Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 – focus switches to the address bar.

    For a fuller list of browser key shortcuts: https://www.howtogeek.com/114518/47-...-web-browsers/.

    Acorn

    P.S. @Egg, F6 works fine in my FF.
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