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I've changed the default template default.html located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5\configuration\DocumentTypes\NewDocuments.

I want it to look like this when creating new .html pages:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>Untitled Document</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    </body>
</html>

But DW keeps putting the head-closing-tag to the left so it ends up like this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
    <body>
    </body>
</html>
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I read your question and thought, 'Does it really matter?'

You do not intend to indent the <html> tag, so why indent <head> and <body>, as they are so distinct, anyway?

I think it is preferable to have the indentation go something like this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>

<body>
    <div>
        <div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

This way would reduce the need for sideways scrolling or wordwrapping, while everything will be as clear to read as your intended format, (if not more so, as there is a clearer separation between the head and body).

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Ok you got a point there, but if youre to be exact the head and body is nested within the htmltag, right? – Chris_45 Jun 20 '11 at 18:27
@Chris_45: Yeah, sure, but the whole point is making it clear to read, and this way is clearer, anyway. There is no technical need for the indentation. Just forget the <html> tag is even there. – paradroid Jun 20 '11 at 18:30
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