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On Netscape there is an option under file to Edit, (edit the current page), is there an edit option in Firefox.

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dancenwells
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I print packing slips from web page based info. There are times that I need to edit the info. In Netscape there was the option to edit under the file tab. This spawned a new browser page which could be edited and then printed.

I have searched firefox and can't find anything like this.

I print packing slips from web page based info. There are times that I need to edit the info. In Netscape there was the option to edit under the file tab. This spawned a new browser page which could be edited and then printed. I have searched firefox and can't find anything like this.

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the-edmeister
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Firefox only does View Page Source , it doesn't have a "source" editor. You can easily set two hidden preferences to change that; one to tell Firefox to use an external editor, and the other to specify which editor to use.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/View_source.editor.external
http://kb.mozillazine.org/View_source.editor.path

Type about:config in the URL bar and hit Enter.
If you see the warning, you can confirm that you want to access that page.
Then edit those prefs.

dancenwells
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No, that gives me code. I don't do code. The Netscape edit shows the page as it looks online but also shows boxes with text that I can then add to or delete. The solution provided needs 1. more skill than I have and 2. takes more time than I have. Cen

James
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If you are referring to the old Netscape 7.* then that was a suite as it had a composer built it as it was based on the old Mozilla 1.7.* suite.

If you want a suite then look at SeaMonkey as it is a community effort to keep the old suite going strong. http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Okulungisiwe ngu James

the-edmeister
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Sorry, I never used Netscape so I am not familiar with that feature.

See if this extension meets your needs:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browser-turns-editor/

cor-el
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Interesting extension.
I looked at the code and using this code with the Keyconfig extension should flip design mode on/off: 

(function(){
var currVal=gBrowser.contentDocument.designMode;
if (currVal=='on') {
 gBrowser.contentDocument.designMode='off';
 gBrowser.selectedBrowser.setAttribute("showcaret","false");
}
else{
 gBrowser.contentDocument.designMode='on';
 gBrowser.selectedBrowser.setAttribute("showcaret","true");
}
})();

This code will work in the Tools > Error Console if you paste it in the Code line and click Evaluate. 

(function(){
var Cc = Components.classes, Ci = Components.interfaces;
var wm = Cc["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"].getService(Ci.nsIWindowMediator);
var gBrowser = wm.getMostRecentWindow("navigator:browser").gBrowser;

var currVal=gBrowser.contentDocument.designMode;
if (currVal=='on'){
 gBrowser.contentDocument.designMode='off';
 gBrowser.selectedBrowser.setAttribute("showcaret","false");
}
else{
 gBrowser.contentDocument.designMode='on';
 gBrowser.selectedBrowser.setAttribute("showcaret","true");
}})();

Okulungisiwe ngu cor-el