I do, but I use NetDrive to mount, then open the templates with notepad++ to do my editing. Haven't really had any issues so to speak, cept the brain farts in using the correct xen template syntax lol
Always an option, but I find I usually have at least 5-10 files open at a time.
I've also re-written a good chunk of the public-facing CSS. I'll eventually merge this with the Xenforo base CSS files and have on trimmed down file for my theme.
It's a personal preference, but I find the single-property-per-line CSS very hard to work with. 10,000+ lines, some lines just have a bracket. Ugh. Sorry, a bit off-topic
Yes, weird that it's letting you save the files. The variable typo results in:
Transmit: Silently fails and corrupts current style + default Xenforo style and admin.
Coda: 500 server error
Cyberduck: 500 server error
Note that I'm testing this on a stock, fresh install as well. Not just the one with my changes
I generally use Textmate for everything, but have stuck with Coda for any Xenforo template work, just to have everything in one place.
I now have all of the Xenforo CSS + customisations in one trimmed down external stylesheet. It feels a bit faster, and Chrome dev tools show it to be measurably a tiny bit quicker on total average page load times. It's just under 120KB of styles, but gets cached right away since it's the same CSS on every page. Also, I know that I can get this trimmed down further.