Oxygen XML Author plugin 13.2.0

Grid Editor | 282Layouts: Grid and TreeThe grid editor has two modes for the layout. The default one is the grid layout. This smart layout detects the recurringelements in the XML document and creates tables having as columns the children (including the attributes) of theseelements. This way it is possible to have tables nested in other tables, reflecting the structure of your document.Figure 117: Grid LayoutThe other layout mode is tree-like, does not create any tables and it only presents the structure of the document.Figure 118: Tree Layoutor the contextual menu > Grid mode/Tree mode.Navigating the GridAt first the content of a document opened in the grid tab is collapsed, only the root eement and its attributes being shown..The grid disposition of the node names and values is very similar to a web form or a dialog. The same set of key shortcutsused to select dialog components is also available in the grid page. For instance moving to the next editable value in atable row is done using the (Tab) key. Moving to the previous cell employs using the (Shift-Tab) key. Changing avalue involvespressing the (Enter) key or start typing the new value directly, and, when the editing is finished, pressing(Enter) again to commit the data into the document.The arrow keys and the (Page Up/Down) keys can be used for navigation. By pressing (Shift) while using these keysyou can create a selection zone. To add other nodes that are not close to this zone, you can use the mouse and the (Ctrl)key ( (Command) on Mac OS X).The following key combinations may be used to scroll the grid:• Ctrl - Up scrolls the grid upwards• Ctrl - Down scrolls the grid downwards• Ctrl - Left scrolls the grid to the left• Ctrl - Right scrolls the grid to the rightAn arrow sign displayed to the left of the node name indicates that this node has child nodes. You can click this sign todisplay the children. The expand/collapse actions can be also invoked by pressing the (NumPad Plus) and (NumPadMinus) keys. The sameexpand/collapse actions can be accessed from the submenu Expand/Collapse of the contextual menu