Setting user interface preferences

You can set preferences to customize the color of highlighted items, such as text that has been formatted with a CSS style, and the size and thickness of selection borders and handles. You can also enable GoLive to start other applications for editing the source files of media embedded on a page. General User Interface preferences are applied to every page that you open until you change them.

To set General preferences for the GoLive user interface:

1. Choose Edit > Preferences.
2. Click the symbol next to General to expand the list, and select User Interface.
3. Select Launch Other Programs to Edit Media Files to enable GoLive to start a specific editing application when you double-click an image or object on your page that's linked to an image or media source file, or when you open a source file in the Files tab of the site window.

For example, GoLive maps the filename extension .psd to the Photoshop application and starts Photoshop when you double-click an image file with that extension. The file mappings to the editing applications are listed in the Web Settings dialog box. (See Using the File Mappings tab.)

4. To modify the appearance of resize handles on selection lines, do one of the following:
• Select 3D to add a beveled edge or 2D to add a flat edge to the selection handles.
• To change the color of the handles, click the color field. Select a color in the Color Picker dialog box, and click OK.
• To change the size of the handles, choose Large, Medium, or Small from the pop-up menu.
5. Click OK.