Quick Web Development Tip
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If you are running a two-monitor setup and are building a website, you most likely are coding on one screen and previewing in another. Here’s a quick tip to save a bit of time refreshing the page every time you make an update: put this bit of old-school nasty HTML in the head of youor template page:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3">
This will refresh your page every 3 seconds, saving you having to flick over and refresh. Don’t forget to take it out when you are done!
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Hey Stu. Long time no see! I started using that method for a bit. With or without 2 sceens the ‘oul F5 key gets worn out. But then I started using the ‘reload every’ plug-in. Much easier to turn on and off. http://reloadevery.mozdev.org/
Hey Stu. Long time no see. I started using that technique a while ago. Whether you have one screen or two, F5 can get worn out! But have since started using the ‘reload every’ plug-in. Very handy as its much easier to turn on and off. http://reloadevery.mozdev.org/
p.s. Is there anything weird going on with your comments? I posted that last night and then this morning it had dissappeared. Odd.
J.
Of course the original comment appears as soon as I hit send on the second!
Neat tip, I use a dual screen at work I’ll have to try that out
What about using a browser extension like ReloadEvery 2.0 for FireFox: