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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

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

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.

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.