Phoenix Code Editor

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REMARK

• The Phoenix Code Editor is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Make sure to select the appropriate version for your operating system when downloading from the Phoenix Code Editor website.

Installation

• Run the .exe installation file
• Choose a language for your editor. If available, Phoenix will automatically switch to the language that is set on your device.

• Click Next >, I Agree, Next > and Install. The program is now installing.

• Choose if you want a desktop shortcut or not, and click Finish.

LANGUAGE

If Phoenix opens in another language than English, please change the editor language to English (UK).

1. Click on "Debug" in the top navigation bar, and select Switch Language in the dropdown menu.
2. Select "English (UK)" as your preferred language and press "Reload Phoenix code".

Extensions

• Phoenix extensions are tools/functionalities we can import in Phoenix to make our life as a web developer much easier

• Choose File > Extension Manger... or click the Extension Manager icon in the right pane to open the Extension Manager

• Install the following extensions:

  • Emmet
  • Color Highlighter

• Install both by searching for them

• After installing them, both plugins should be shown on the Installed tab

Emmet

• Emmet is a plugin for many popular text editors which greatly improves a webdesigner's workflow by (amongst other things) providing abbreviations, allowing you to type less code

Color Highlighter

• Color Highlighter is a plugin that highlights a coded color (name, rgb, rgba, hexadecimal, ...) with the actual color:

Features

• In the left pane, you get an overview of the files that are open (Working Files), as well as the working directory (default project)
  • You can change the working directory to any directory of choice by clicking on it

Beautify

• Beautify is a feature for Phoenix that formats your HTML, CSS and JavaScript source code
• To automatically (re)format your code
  • Go to Edit > Beautify Code After Save and check that
• After every save, your code will now reformat

Live preview

• This feature enables us to see the changes in the editor or the browser as soon as we edit the code (even without saving)
• Make sure a HTML-file is open (active), and go to File > Live Preview, use the shortcut CTRL+ALT+P or click the Live Preview icon

Split screen

• You can split the Phoenix window (vertically or horizontally) using the icon at the top right of the left pane

  • As such, you can simultaneously view/edit different (HTML and CSS) files
  • You can move opened files from the top to the bottom pane (or from the left to the right pane) or vice versa by dragging and dropping the file name

  

Shortcuts

shortcut	action
CTRL+ALT+B	Beautify code
CTRL+ALT+P	Start Live Preview
CTRL+SHIFT+A	Surround code with ...
CTRL++	Increase font size
CTRL+-	Decrease font size
CTRL+/	One line comment
CTRL+SHIFT+/	Multi line comments
CTRL+E	Quick edit CSS style on element
ALT+click	Multi cursors

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