Dialog Definition Files

The structure of the markuptags.vtm and expressionelements.vtm files is very simple. They both contain a set of category and element tags. Category tags can contain any number of elements or other nested category tags.

<CAT ... main category>

    <CAT ... sub-category No.1>
            <E ... >
            <E ... >
            <E ... >
    </CAT>
    <CAT ... sub-category No.2>
            <E ... >
            <E ... >
    </CAT>

</CAT>

The following section explains how to create and update CATEGORY and ELEMENT tags.

Category tag

The CAT tag defines a category in the Category tree. The Category tree populates the left pane of the Tag Chooser and Expression Builder dialog boxes.

Element tag

The E tag defines elements within a category. These elements populate the right pane in the Tag Chooser and the Expression Builder.