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Common Emmet preferences
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Expand abbreviations by Tab key: Check to enable the Expand Abbreviation function.
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... in files with extension: Enter a comma-separated list of all file extensions in which
expand abbreviation will work.
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Upgrade web editors: This Emmet option doesn't affect how Emmet works in Connect
Designer.
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Extensions Path: Choose a folder where to put json and js files to extend Emmet. This
includes custom snippets, preferences and syntax profiles. For more information see
http://docs.emmet.io/customization/.
Emmet Abbreviation preferences
This Preferences tab lets you add and manage custom abbreviations. All standard
abbreviations can be found in Emmet's documentation:
http://docs.emmet.io/abbreviations/syntax/.
If there is no need to transform the text while expanding it, create an Emmet snippet instead
(see below).
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New: Add a new abbreviation.
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Name: The name of the abbreviation is also its trigger.
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Context: The context in which the abbreviation is enabled (HTML, CSS, etc.).
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Description: A short description of the abbreviation .
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Pattern: This defines what an abbreviation expands to. Since Emmet is mostly used
for writing HTML/XML tags, abbreviation definition uses XML format to describe
elements; see http://docs.emmet.io/abbreviations/types/.
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Automatically insert: This standard option doesn't affect how Emmet works in
Connect Designer.
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Edit: Edit the currently selected abbreviation.
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Remove: Remove the currently selected abbreviation.
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Import: Click to open a browse dialog to import an XML file containing exported
abbreviations. The imported abbreviations are added to the current list.
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Export: Click to open a Save as dialog to export all the abbreviations in an XML file that
can be shared and re-imported.
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