Helpers Options


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The Helpers Options Dialogue Box
The Helpers Options Dialogue Box

General: Enable popup entry helpers

Toggles the Entry Helper pop-up windows on or off. Entry Helpers are displayed when you type a left bracket (<) in a document window.


General: Automatically insert closing tags

Automatically inserts the closing tag of a tag pair. For example, if you type the opening tag <element>, this option will insert the closing tag </element> automatically.


General: Insert closing tags on next line

Inserts the closing tag of a tag pair on the next line at the same column position.


XML Files: Show popup entry helper

Displays the popup Entry Helper when editing an XML document. Entering a left bracket (<) into the active XML document window activates the Entry Helper window.


XML Files: Show allowable elements in bold

Displays allowable elements in bold in the Entry Helper window. Allowable elements are dictated by the rules of the associated DTD file.


XSLT Files: Show popup entry helper

Displays the popup Entry Helper when editing an XSL stylesheet. Entering a left bracket (<) into the active stylesheet window activates the Entry Helper window.


XSLT Files: Automatically start with "xsl:"

Entering a left bracket (<) into the active stylesheet window inserts <xsl: and keeps the Entry Helper open until an XSL element or Esc is selected.


XSD Schemas: Show popup entry helper

Displays the popup Entry Helper when editing an XSD document. Entering a left bracket (<) into the active XSD document window activates the Entry Helper window.


XSD Schemas: Automatically start with "xsd:"

Entering a left bracket (<) into the active stylesheet window inserts <xsd: and keeps the Entry Helper open until an XSD element or Esc is selected.


HTML Files: Show popup entry helper

Displays the popup Entry Helper when editing an HTML document. Entering a left bracket (<) into the active HTML document window activates the Entry Helper window.


HTML Files: Use uppercase tags

Displays HTML elements in uppercase in the Entry Helper window.