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| <h1 class="topictitle1">XML editor integration with the workbench</h1> |
| <div><p>To edit a file using the XML editor, right-click the file in the |
| Navigator view, and click <span class="uicontrol">Open With > XML Editor</span>. Because |
| the editor that is last used to open a file becomes the default editor for |
| that particular file, the XML editor will remain the default |
| XML editor for that file unless you explicitly change it.</p><p>The Resource perspective is designed to facilitate XML development, so |
| it contains certain views (such as the Outline and Properties view) that are |
| advantageous to XML editor users. If, however, you prefer to work in a different |
| perspective, that does not provide these views by default, you can add them |
| by clicking <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Window</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Show View</span></span> and selecting the appropriate view.</p> |
| <dl><dt class="bold">Outline view</dt> |
| <dd>The Outline view provides a node-level outline, or roadmap of an XML file. |
| This view is especially useful for navigating complex documents, because when |
| you select an element in the Outline view, the corresponding nodes in the |
| Source and Properties views are also identified as the "active" node. In addition, |
| the Outline view is synchronized with the workbench Properties view, so that |
| the selected element's attributes and their values are displayed in the Properties |
| view (but not the Outline view). You can also use the Outline view to insert |
| and delete elements.</dd> |
| <dt class="bold">Properties view</dt> |
| <dd>The <span class="uicontrol">Property</span> column in the Properties view contains |
| a list of attributes, and the <span class="uicontrol">Value</span> column contains |
| the editable values of those attributes. Attributes that are already included |
| in the selected or "active" tag are displayed with their values. In addition, |
| if the document contains a reference to a DTD or schema, then the attributes |
| that are allowed for that tag are also displayed. When you select the value |
| column of a property, you are provided with an editing option. <p>The pop-up |
| menu in the Properties view contains the following options: undo, cut, copy, |
| paste, delete, and select all. The options that are available at a given time |
| depend on where the cursor is located when the pop-up menu is displayed. To |
| see the pop-up menu options, the property value field must be active. (select |
| the property, then select its value.)</p> |
| <p>Use the <span class="uicontrol">Restore Default |
| Value</span> toolbar button <img src="../images/nrstrval.gif" alt="Image of the Restore default values button" /> to |
| change any value back to its default setting.</p> |
| <p>Once you are in the Properties |
| view, you can modify other property values for specific attributes. To edit |
| another tag using the Properties view, you can select the desired node in |
| the workbench Outline view, or select an attribute in the Design or Source |
| view of the XML editor.</p> |
| </dd> |
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| <b class="parentlink">Parent topic:</b> <a href="../topics/cwxmledt.html" title="The XML editor is a tool for creating and viewing XML files">XML editor</a><br /> |
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