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Workspace
The workspace window includes Project View, TagBar and Output View. These views are
selected by clicking on their respective tabs. The Workspace View can be
toggled on and off, and is dockable.
Project View
The Project View displays the currently open project as an
expandable file tree. Drag and drop file management is supported
within the Project View, and context menus are used extensively. In
Project View you can perform functions such as batch validation
and batch conversion of project files, and you have the option of
saving converted XML files to an output directory.
[Screenshot of
Project View]
TagBar
TagBar displays all of the elements defined in an XML Schema
document in an expandable element (tag) tree. Once a Schema
is loaded into TagBar, you can drag and drop elements into an XML
document, toggle individual elements on and off, and add contents
to elements via context menus. Since TagBar is generated from an
XML Schema, it displays elements in their hierarchical structure,
which allows you to maintain the validity of your XML documents.
[Screenshot of
TagBar]
Output View
Output files are created when XML files are converted using XSL
stylesheets. The Output View displays the output files, related to
the project you have open, in an expandable file tree.
Right-clicking on a file in the Output View displays
a context menu from which you can open a file for editing, or
preview the file in the internal or an external browser.
Document Window
The Document View is the source text view of your documents. The
document is edited directly in this window, and can be maximized,
or toggled to full-screen size. You can have an unlimited number
of document windows open.
Preview Window
The Preview is XMLwriter's internal browser window. It displays a
valid XML document as it would be seen on the Web in IE5. XMLwriter
uses Microsoft's IE5 rendering engine.
Tree View
Tool View
The Tool View is automatically displayed, with the Errors pane in focus, as a
result of batch validation. It can also be toggled on and off at any time. If a file
has an error, double-clicking on the message in the
Errors pane will open the file and place the cursor in the position
where the error occurred. The Tool View is dockable.
Toolbars
The toolbars are completely customizable. They can be toggled on and
off, and are dockable.
Status bar
The status bar displays information about the current state of
the document and program. Check the status bar for results when
validating or converting individual XML files.
Help
There are several forms of help in XMLwriter: What's This? help,
program help, and the XML Guide. What's This? help can be
activated from the toolbar. Once activated, click anywhere within
XMLwriter to find out the function of a screen component. You can
also press F1 at any time for context-sensitive help.
The program help provides 'how to' directions and tips to
help you use XMLwriter. The XML Guide is a summary of the W3C's
XML 1.0 specification. It includes XML syntax rules, examples to
illustrate each rule, and tips on well-formedness and validity
constraints.