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The page is available only when the LiveEdit plugin is installed and enabled. The plugin is not bundled with IntelliJ IDEA, but it can be installed from the JetBrains plugin repository as described in Installing, Updating and Uninstalling Repository Plugins and Enabling and Disabling Plugins.
Use this page to enable and disable Live Edit in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and configure the appearance of the on-the-fly preview.
| Item | Description |
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| Update Node.js application on change |
Select this checkbox to enable on-the-fly preview of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files from a Node.js application in the actual browser.
Use the spin box to specify the elapsed time for upload, the default value is 300.
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| Update application in Chrome | Select this checkbox to enable on-the-fly preview of HTML and CSS. |
| On change in |
Select this checkbox to enable Live Edit in JavaScript in addition to HTML and CSS.
Set the elapsed time for uploading the changes to the built-in or external server: accept the default value 300 ms
or specify a custom value using the spin box next to the field.
The default elapsed time is 300ms.
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| Highlight current element in browser on caret change | When this checkbox is selected, the current element is highlighted when you move the cursor. Otherwise, during a debugging session, you have to hold ⇧ and click the element to highlight. |
| Restart if hotswap fails |
Select this checkbox
to have IntelliJ IDEA restart the server if automatic upload of changes to the client-side code fails.
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