Sadly, even to this day, Internet Explorer relies on notepad for viewing HTML source code through the default view source menu item. There is no programmatic way to change their either; which completely blows. Luckily there is a registry setting one can add that will allow you to change the source viewer program for good. First off, I found a nifty notepad replacement called notepad++ that is fast, allows opening files in a familiar tabbed interface, and will do syntax highlighting, line numbering, etc. Definitely a good download to review… it has replaced notepad for good for me. Anyway, once it’s installed, open regedit and add the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Editor\Editor Name

Set the (Default) value to the path to your new HTML viewer (in my case I entered the path to notepad++.exe) and save.

Tags: code, Internet Explorer, Tips

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