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Click here to see the image on the right at full-screen, or, click anywhere in the image to find out more about each window. Toolbars Workspace (includes Project View, TagBar, and Output View) Document Window Tool View Status Bar Preview Window

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

The Tree View displays well-formed XML documents in an expandable element tree.

[Screenshot of 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.

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