Compiling LESS Stylesheets to CSS
When editing LESS files, you can compile the files into CSS. Oxygen XML Developer provides
both manual and automatic options to compile LESS stylesheets into CSS.
Important: The LESS processor works well only with files having the UTF-8 encoding. Thus, it is
highly recommended that you always use the
utf-8 encoding when working with
LESS files or the files they import (other LESS or CSS files). You can use the following
directive at the beginning of your
files:@charset "utf-8";You have two options for compiling LESS files to CSS:
- Use the contextual menu in a LESS file and select Compile to CSS (Ctrl + Shift + C (Command + Shift + C on macOS)).
- Select the Automatically compile LESS to CSS when saving option
(in the Save preferences page). If selected, when you save a LESS
file it will automatically be compiled to CSS (this option is deselected by default).Important: If this option is selected, when you save a LESS file, the CSS file that has the same name as the LESS file is overwritten without warning. Make sure all your changes are made in the LESS file. Do not edit the CSS file directly, as your changes might be lost.