working in straight html (not using the web-based WYSIWYG editor) Topic is solved

[revjonnylove]

So I've recently installed and have begun setting up my site using CMS MS.  I created a few pages using the web-based WYSIWYG html editor provided with the package.  Then I went through the directories to find my work so that I could see if I could edit it manually using a text editor (my preference).

I was worried when I found my pages in the templates directory with cryptic file names and containing lots of markup (necessary to the package I'm sure) which I didn't want to sift through.  I found the areas in the documents I created which I could edit manually, but I was wondering if there's a simpler way to go about manually coding my own html, rather than using the WYSIWYG editor provided.

Can I code my html, then paste it into the editor, or do I have to sift through the markup contained in the crypticly named files created?  Ideally, I'd like a way to create the files manually and have them recognised by the CMS package, but I know this isn't likely.

Anyone have any suggestions?  Am I missing something really simple and useful about maual html editing using CMS MS?

Thanks.

revjonnylove

[raziel]

Two solutions:
- Deactivate WYSIWYG-editor in "User Preferences"-section of the admin panel.
- Click on the "HTML" button in TinyMCE (assuming you're using this WYSIWYG-editor)

raziel

[Ted]

Definatly deactivate the WYSIWYG in Preferences.  The other option still has TinyMCE messing with your HTML a bit, and if you're anal about HTML, you'll find it very frustrating.  It's not as bad as using Frontpage, but it can still be annoying.

[revjonnylove]

Thanks guys.  Fantastic.  This should make it a lot easier to design.  I realise why it's there though, and I can appreciate the amount of effort it took to impliment.  Nice that I can turn it off though.