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    Can IE8's Developer Tools actually edit pages?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nemt, Oct 3, 2010.

  1. nemt

    nemt Notebook Deity

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    All I seem to be able to do is save them locally, not make any changes server side.
     
    nemt, Oct 3, 2010
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  2. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    uh?
    like trying to edit google?
     
    Bearclaw, Oct 3, 2010
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  3. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Edit locally, yes, but not globally.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Oct 4, 2010
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  4. nemt

    nemt Notebook Deity

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    Yes. I am asking if I can use IE8 to edit major corporate webpages. That is a reasonable question, right?

    I am clearly not asking about using it as a Development Tool on my own pages.
     
    nemt, Oct 4, 2010
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    It is not designed to do that...it is designed to "quickly debug Microsoft JScript, investigate a behavior specific to Internet Explorer, or iterate rapidly to prototype a new design or try solutions to a problem on-the-fly"

    Learn more about that here:
    Discovering Internet Explorer Developer Tools
     
    Kdawgca, Oct 4, 2010
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  6. nemt

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    Well that's disappointing. I was hoping I wouldn't have to install an FTP client on here.
     
    nemt, Oct 4, 2010
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