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Previewing the pages in your browser

While designing non-dynamic pages, use Preview in Browser often to see how the pages actually look in a browser. Hit F12, or choose File > Preview in Browser.

The client in this particular case has requested a JSP application. At the wire-framing stage of a JSP project, you should tell UltraDev not to use the application server to preview the pages in the browser. Otherwise, every time you press F12 to preview a page in a browser, UltraDev send a new temporary file to the server, where a new Java servlet is compiled for the file. These "temporary file" servlets (and their associated Java source files) remain on the server even though they're only used once and don't generate any dynamic content.

To tell UltraDev not to use the application server to preview static pages, choose Edit > Preferences, select Preview in Browser from the Category list, and make sure the Preview Using Application Server option is not selected, as follows:

Once you start adding dynamic content to your pages, return to this dialog box and make sure the option is selected.

Previewed in a browser, your owner info page looks as follows:

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