DocBook 4 Author Mode Actions

DocBook 4 Toolbar Actions

The following default actions are readily available on the DocBook (Author Custom Actions) toolbar when editing in Author mode (by default, most of them are also available in the DocBook4 menu and in various submenus of the contextual menu):

Bold

Emphasizes the selected text by surrounding it with <emphasis role="bold"> tag. You can use this action on multiple non-contiguous selections.

Italic

Emphasizes the selected text by surrounding it with <emphasis role="italic"> tag. You can use this action on multiple non-contiguous selections.

Underline

Emphasizes the selected text by surrounding it with <emphasis role="underline"> tag. You can use this action on multiple non-contiguous selections.

Link Actions Drop-Down Menu

The following link actions are available from this menu:

Cross reference (link)

Opens a dialog box that allows you to select a target to insert as a hypertext link.

Cross reference (xref)

Inserts a cross reference to other parts of the document.

Web Link (ulink)

Inserts a link that addresses its target with a URL (Universal Resource Locator).

Insert OLink

Opens an OLink dialog box that allows you to insert a link that addresses its target indirectly, using the targetdoc and targetptr values that are present in a Targetset file.

Insert OLink Dialog Box

After you choose the Targetset URL, the structure of the target documents is presented. For each target document (targetdoc), its content is displayed allowing you to easily identify the targetptr for the olink element that will be inserted. You can also use the search fields to quickly identify a target. If you already know the values for targetdoc and targetptr, you can insert them directly in the corresponding fields. You can also edit an olink using the Edit OLink action that is available on the contextual menu. The last used Targetset URL will be used to identify the edited target.

To insert XREF text into the olink, enter the text in the xreftext field and make sure the Insert xreftext in the OLink option is enabled.

Insert URI

Inserts a URI element. The URI identifies a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in content.

Insert Image

Inserts an image reference at the cursor position. Depending on the current location, an image-type element is inserted.

Insert XInclude

Opens a dialog box that allows you to browse and select content to be included and automatically generates the corresponding XInclude instruction.

Section Drop-Down Menu

The following actions are available from this menu:

Insert Section

Inserts a new section or subsection in the document, depending on the current context. For example, if the current context is sect1, then a sect2 is inserted. By default, this action also inserts a para element as a child node. The para element can be deleted if it is not needed.

Promote Section (Ctrl + Alt + LeftArrow (Command + Alt + LeftArrow on OS X))

Promotes the current node as a sibling of the parent node.

Demote Section (Ctrl + Alt + RightArrow (Command + Alt + RightArrow on OS X))

Demotes the current node a child of the previous node.

Insert Paragraph

Insert a new paragraph element at current cursor position.

Insert Equation

Opens the XML Fragment Editor that allows you to insert and edit MathML notations.

Insert List Item

Inserts a list item in the current list type.

Insert Ordered List

Inserts an ordered list at the cursor position. A child list item is also automatically inserted by default. You can also use this action to convert selected paragraphs or other types of lists to an ordered list.

Insert Itemized List

Inserts an itemized list at the cursor position. A child list item is also automatically inserted by default. You can also use this action to convert selected paragraphs or other types of lists to an itemized list.

Insert Variable List

Inserts a DocBook variable list. A child list item is also inserted automatically by default. You can also use this action to convert selected paragraphs or other types of lists to a variable list.

Insert Procedure List

Inserts a DocBook procedure element. A step child item is also inserted automatically. You can also use this action to convert selected paragraphs or other types of lists to a procedure list.

Sort

Sorts cells or list items in a table.

Insert Table

Opens a dialog box that allows you to configure and insert a table. You can generate a header and footer, set the number of rows and columns of the table and decide how the table is framed. You can also use this action to convert selected paragraphs, lists, and inline content (mixed content — text + markup — that is rendered inside a block element) into a table, with the selected content inserted in the first column, starting from the first row after the header (if a header is inserted).

Note

If the selection contains a mixture of elements that cannot be converted, you will receive an error message saying that Only lists, paragraphs, or inline content can be converted to tables.

Insert Row Below

Inserts a new table row with empty cells below the current row. This action is available when the cursor is positioned inside a table.

Delete Row(s)

Deletes the table row located at cursor position or multiple rows in a selection.

Insert Column After

Inserts a new table column with empty cells after the current column. This action is available when the cursor is positioned inside a table.

Delete Column(s)

Deletes the table column located at cursor position or multiple columns in a selection.

Table Properties

Opens the Table properties dialog box that allows you to configure properties of a table (such as frame borders).

Join Cells

Joins the content of the selected cells (both horizontally and vertically).

Split Cell

Splits the cell at the cursor location. If Oxygen XML Editor detects more than one option to split the cell, a dialog box will be displayed that allows you to select the number of rows or columns to split the cell into.

DocBook4 Menu Actions

In addition, the following default actions are available in the DocBook4 menu when editing in Author mode:

Paste special submenu

This submenu includes the following special paste actions that are specific to the DocBook 4 framework:

Paste As XInclude

Allows you to create an xi:include element that references a DocBook element copied from Author mode. The operation fails if the copied element does not have a declared ID.

Paste as link

Allows you to create a link element that references a DocBook element copied from Author mode. The operation fails if the copied element does not have a declared ID.

Paste as xref

Allows you to create an xref element that references a DocBook element copied from Author mode. The operation fails if the copied element does not have a declared ID.

Table submenu

In addition to the table actions available on the toolbar, the following actions are available in this submenu:

Insert Row Above

Inserts a new table row with empty cells above the current row. This action is available when the cursor is positioned inside a table.

Insert Rows

Opens a dialog box that allows you to insert any number of rows and specify the position where they will be inserted (Above or Below the current row).

Insert Column Before

Inserts a column before the current one.

Insert Columns

Opens a dialog box that allows you to insert any number of columns and specify the position where they will be inserted (Above or Below the current column).

Insert Cell

Inserts a new empty cell depending on the current context. If the cursor is positioned between two cells, Oxygen XML Editor a new cell at cursor position. If the cursor is inside a cell, the new cell is created after the current cell.

ID Options

Opens the ID Options dialog box that allows you to configure options for generating IDs in Author mode. The dialog box includes the following:

ID Pattern

The pattern for the ID values that will be generated. This text field can be customized using constant strings or any of the Oxygen XML Editor Editor Variables.

Element name or class value to generate ID for

The elements for which ID values will be generated, specified using class attribute values. To customize the list, use the Add, Edit, or Remove buttons.

Auto generate IDs for elements

If enabled, Oxygen XML Editor will automatically generate unique IDs for the elements listed in this dialog box when they are created in Author mode.

Remove IDs when copying content in the same document

When copying and pasting content in the same document, this option allows you to control whether or not pasted elements that are listed in this dialog box should retain their existing IDs. To retain the element IDs, disable this option.

Note

This option does not have an effect on content that is cut and pasted.

Generate IDs

Oxygen XML Editor generates unique IDs for the current element (or elements), depending on how the action is invoked:

• When invoked on a single selection, an ID is generated for the selected element at the cursor position.
• When invoked on a block of selected content, IDs are generated for all top-level elements and elements from the list in the ID Options dialog box that are found in the current selection.

Note

The Generate IDs action does not overwrite existing ID values. It only affects elements that do not already have an id attribute.

Refresh References

You can use this action to manually trigger a refresh and update of all referenced resources.

Tags display mode Submenu

Full Tags with Attributes

Displays full tag names with attributes for both block level and in-line level elements.

Full Tags

Displays full tag names without attributes for both block level and in-line level elements.

Block Tags

Displays full tag names for block level elements and simple tags without names for in-line level elements.

Inline Tags

Displays full tag names for inline level elements, while block level elements are not displayed.

Partial Tags

Displays simple tags without names for in-line level elements, while block level elements are not displayed.

No Tags

No tags are displayed. This is the most compact mode and is as close as possible to a word-processor view.

Configure Tags Display Mode

Use this option to go to the Author preferences page where you can configure the Tags Display Mode options.

Profiling/Conditional Text Submenu

Edit Profiling Attributes

Allows you to configure the profiling attributes and their values.

Show Profiling Colors and Styles

Select this option to turn on conditional styling.

Show Profiling Attributes

Select this option to turn on conditional text markers. They are displayed at the end of conditional text blocks, as a list of attribute name and their currently set values.

Show Excluded Content

When this option is enabled, the content filtered by the currently applied condition set is grayed-out. To show only the content that matches the currently applied condition set, disable this option.

List of all profiling condition sets that match the current document type

You can click a listed condition set to activate it.

Profiling Settings

Opens the profiling options preferences page, where you can manage profiling attributes and profiling conditions sets. You can also configure the profiling styles and colors options from the colors/styles preferences page and the attributes rendering preferences page.

DocBook 4 Contextual Menu Actions

In addition to many of the DocBook 4 toolbar actions and the general Author mode contextual menu actions, the following DocBook 4 framework-specific actions are also available in the contextual menu when editing in Author mode:

Paste special submenu

This submenu includes the following special paste actions that are specific to the DocBook 4 framework:

Paste As XInclude

Allows you to create an xi:include element that references a DocBook element copied from Author mode. The operation fails if the copied element does not have a declared ID.

Paste as link

Allows you to create a link element that references a DocBook element copied from Author mode. The operation fails if the copied element does not have a declared ID.

Paste as xref

Allows you to create an xref element that references a DocBook element copied from Author mode. The operation fails if the copied element does not have a declared ID.

Image Map Editor

This action is available in the contextual menu when it is invoked on an image. This action applies an image map to the current image (if one does not already exist) and opens the Image Map Editor dialog box. This feature allows you to create hyperlinks in specific areas of an image that will link to various destinations.

Table Actions

The following table editing actions are available in the contextual menu when it is invoked on a table:

Insert Rows

Opens a dialog box that allows you to insert any number of rows and specify the position where they will be inserted (Above or Below the current row).

Delete Row(s)

Deletes the table row located at cursor position or multiple rows in a selection.

Insert Columns

Opens a dialog box that allows you to insert any number of columns and specify the position where they will be inserted (Above or Below the current column).

Delete Column(s)

Deletes the table column located at cursor position or multiple columns in a selection.

Join Cells

Joins the content of the selected cells (both horizontally and vertically).

Split Cell

Splits the cell at the cursor location. If Oxygen XML Editor detects more than one option to split the cell, a dialog box will be displayed that allows you to select the number of rows or columns to split the cell into.

Sort

Sorts cells or list items in a table.

Table Properties

Opens the Table properties dialog box that allows you to configure properties of a table (such as frame borders).

Other Actions submenu

This submenu give you access to all the usual contextual menu actions.

Link ⇒ Edit OLink

Opens a dialog box that allows you edit an existing OLink. See the Insert OLink action for more information.

Generate IDs

Oxygen XML Editor generates unique IDs for the current element (or elements), depending on how the action is invoked:

• When invoked on a single selection, an ID is generated for the selected element at the cursor position.
• When invoked on a block of selected content, IDs are generated for all top-level elements and elements from the list in the ID Options dialog box that are found in the current selection.

Note

The Generate IDs action does not overwrite existing ID values. It only affects elements that do not already have an id attribute.

DocBook 4 Drag/Drop Actions

Dragging a file from the Project view or DITA Maps Manager view and dropping it into a DocBook 4 document that is edited in Author mode, creates a link to the dragged file (the ulink DocBook element) at the drop location. Dragging an image file from the default file system application (Windows Explorer on Windows or Finder on Mac OS X, for example) and dropping it into a DocBook 4 document inserts an image element (for example, the inlinegraphic DocBook element with a fileref attribute) at the drop location, similar to the Insert Image toolbar action.