Errors after editing template HTML

[webified]

Hi all,

I have recently installed Joomla 2.5 after 5 yrs absence. I'm trying to edit the Beez5 template via the Admin area (Template Manager, "Templates" tab, select the Beez5 "Details and Files" link, then finally the "Edit Main Page Template" link.

I basically want to use a different image file so I change "fruits.jpg" to "myimage.jpg" and click Save.

When it saves it is adding extra escape characters to the HTML (backslashes). For example:
Near the top of the file

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defined('_JEXEC') or die;

becomes

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defined(\\\\\\\'_JEXEC\\\\\\\') or die;

this is repeated throughout the HTML.

Any suggestions on how to prevent this?

In the meantime I've just replaced the underlying resource (fruits.jpg) but I'd like to fix this so my client can make their own changes.

[Mab7]

Hi Webified.
Welcome back
What you can try - is copy all the code to a txt editor (eg Notepad)
Do your changes there then copy (replace all) code back to the template manager.

PS - it's also a good idea to save a "backup" of the piece of code you editing - just in case something goes wrong.

[webified]

Thanks. Any idea what the cause of this may be?

No problem for me to make changes this way but would rather not ask my client to.