The FCKEditor "What you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) html editor is a fantastic tool and really improves the usability of LimeSurvey when it comes to changing the look and feel of your question text. But there are times when I really want or need to get into the HTML code for the layout.

Actually, these times are extremely common. To edit the source code I find myself having to switch from the small editor, to the full screen editor - because in the full-screen editor there is a "source" button. In fact it happens so often, I wanted a way to go direct to editing the source, and save myself the extra mouse click (not to mention the short, but not insignificant wait while the screen redraws).

Thanks to the prompting of my wife (who is usually responsible for helping me move from the "I wish" stage to the "I've done it" stage), I can now show you how to add this very helpful button to your default editor buttonbar.


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