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| <h1 class="topictitle1">Defining XML editor preferences</h1> |
| <div><p>You can set various preferences for the Source view of the XML |
| editor such as the formatter indentation style, line wrapping rules, and content |
| assist rules.</p><div class="skipspace"><p>The following instructions were written for the XML perspective, |
| but they will also work in many other perspectives.</p> |
| <p>To define XML preferences, |
| perform the following steps:</p> |
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| <ol><li class="skipspace"><span>Click <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Window</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Web and XML</span> > <span class="uicontrol">XML Files</span> > <span class="uicontrol">XML |
| Source</span></span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>Enter a maximum width for formatted lines in the <span class="uicontrol">Line |
| width</span> field</span> The default value is 72. </li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>Select <span class="uicontrol">Split multiple attributes each on a new line</span> to |
| start every attribute on a new line.</span></li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>The <span class="uicontrol">Indent using tabs</span> check box is selected |
| by default.</span> If you clear it, spaces are used instead of tab characters.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>If you want blank lines to be removed when the document is formatted, |
| select the <span class="uicontrol">Clear all blank lines</span> check box. </span> By default, blank lines are preserved in a formatted document.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>You can specify certain characters ('<' is default) that will |
| cause the content assist list to pop up automatically. Ensure the <span class="uicontrol">Automatically |
| make suggestions</span> check box is selected and specify the characters |
| in the <span class="uicontrol">Prompt when these characters are inserted</span> field. </span></li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>The <span class="uicontrol">Use inferred grammar in absence of DTD/Schema </span>check |
| box is selected by default. </span> If this box is selected, when you |
| have an XML file that is not associated with a DTD or XML schema, you will |
| still be able to get content assist - the tool will infer what should come |
| next in your file based on the existing content.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Apply</span> and then <span class="uicontrol">OK</span> to |
| save your changes.</span></li> |
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