| Editor View | |
Editor view provides free form text editing. In many cases, it's preferred to work on the document directly in free text mode, especially for experienced users.
Popup list is a small popup window that lists some clip-texts to help you type. A popup list shows up when you type one of the following char:
| Char | List |
|---|---|
| < | Existing tag names in the document. |
| & | Entities defined in DTD, including predefined entities for &, <, >, ", ' |
| xsl: | XSL tags (e.g. xsl:value-of). |
| space | Attributes for the current tag (element). |
| / | Existing tag names in the document, if cannot find the opening tag. |
This feature makes it easy to convert Any Text to <div>Any Text</div>, (Any Text), "Any Text", ** Any Text **, or ***Any Text***. Here is how:
| Starting Character Typed | Results with Surrounding Text |
|---|---|
| ~, !, @, #, $, ^, &, *, -, _, +, :, ., ", ', | | typed-string...typed-string |
| (, {, [ | (...), {...}, [...] |
| = (Attribute value) | ="..." |
| / (C-style comment) | /*...*/ |
| % (ASP block) | <%...%> |
| ? (Process instruction) | <?...?> |
| < (Enclose with angle brackets) | <...> |
Auto completion is to complete common "pairing" symbols or tags. XmlShell will automatically complete the second half of a pair when you type the first half of the pair. For XML elements, XmlShell automatically closes an element when you type </ (not when you type opening tag) .
| Char | Completed Text |
|---|---|
| ( | () |
| < | <> |
| { | {} |
| [ | [] |
| ' | ' |
| " | " |
| </ | </closing_tag> |
Editor view is just like a normal text editor. All the standard text editor behaviors apply. The following is a list of operations that are different from text editors:
General settings:
Element:
Attribute:
Text:
Comment:
CDATA:
Process Instruction: