eXchaNGeR v08
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Explorer

The Explorer window for the eXchaNGeR application allows the user to edit, browse and manage the XML Documents.

All actions can be activated from the tool-bar and menu-bar or are available on a popup menu.

Categories

Categories can be used to store and categorise references to documents in a tree structure, these documents can reside locally on the PC or remotely on the internet.

Create a New Category

Creates a new category in the currently selected category.
  • Select a parent Category for the new Category,
  • Select the Add Category Item.
  • This creates a New Category in the selected Category.

Rename a Category

Renames the current selected category.
  • Select a Category,
  • Select the Rename Category Item or triple click the category node.
  • The Category becomes Editable.

Delete a Category

Deletes the current selected category. Not every category can be deleted, categories that are not-empty and the root category cannot be deleted.
  • Select a Category,
  • Select the Delete Category Item or press the delete key.

Documents

There are 2 different types of documents that can be added to the eXchaNGeR application, documents that reside on the PC, locally and remote documents, which reside on the internet. Local documents are loaded immediately but remote documents need to be loaded explicitly by the user.

Each document can be forced to be validated when parsed, this is to allow correct entity substitution, this feature is turned off by default but can be turned on for a specific document.

Add a Remote XML Document

Adds a document that is located remotely on the internet to the current selected category.

Note: The application does not load the document automatically when added, the user has to do this manually.

  • Select a Category for the Document,
  • Select the Add Remote Document Item.
  • This brings up a dialog, fill in the properties for the Document and press OK.
    To validate the document upon loading, select the Validate checkbox.

Change Document Properties

Changes the properties for the selected document. This allows the user to change the name and validation status of the document, it also allows the user to change the URL for a remote document.

  • Select the Document,
  • Select the Properties Item,
  • Make your changes and press OK.

Create a XML Document

Creates a file in the chosen directory with a default XML root element and adds this file to the current selected category.
  • Select a Category for the new Document,
  • Select the New Document Item.
  • This brings up a File Chooser, choose the directory where the File should be created and set the name for the File.

Add a XML Document

Adds the chosen file to the current selected category and loads the document from file.
  • Select a Category for the Document,
  • Select the Add Document Item.
  • This brings up a file chooser, choose your XML document here and press open.
    To validate the document upon loading, select the Validate checkbox.

Remove a XML Document

Removes the document from the application, this does not remove the document from disk.
  • Select the Document,
  • Select the Remove Item,
  • The document is removed from the eXchaNGeR application.

Load the XML Document

(Re)Loads the document information from file or from the internet.
  • Select the Document,
  • Select the Load Menu Item,
  • The document will now (Re)Load.

Edit a XML Document

Edit the current selected document.
  • Select the Document,
  • Select the Edit Menu Item,
  • The Editor window appears.

Get a Tree-View of a XML Document

View the current selected document.
  • Select the Document,
  • Select the Details Menu Item,
  • The Viewer window appears.

Elements

Elements that have associated services can be browsed in the explorer window, the user can open the element and perform actions on the element with the associated services.

Element Properties

View the properties for an element that has an associated service.
  • Select the Element,
  • Select the Properties Item.

Open Element

Open an element with an associated service.
  • Select the Element,
  • Select the Open Item to open the Element with the default Service or,
  • Select a specific Service from the Open With Item
    double clicking the element will open the default service.

Perform Action on Element

Perform an action on an element with an associated service.
  • Select the Element,
  • Select the Service from the Action Item.

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