Kevin Flynn wrote:
> I am trying to make some simple changes to the XXE user interface for a
> particular document (let's call it mydoc). The following xxe_gui file:
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
> <gui xmlns="http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/schema/gui";
> xmlns:gui="http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/schema/gui";>
>
> <include location="xxe-gui:app/default.xxe_gui" />
>
> <action name="mydocSaveAction" label="_Save"
> icon="xxe-gui:app/icons/saveAction.gif" accelerator="mod S">
> <context editingContextSensitive="false">
> <configuration name="mydoc">
> <command name="mydoc.save"/>
> </configuration>
> <default>
> <class>com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.part.SaveAction</class>
> </default>
> </context>
> </action>
>
> <action name="mydocCloseAction" label="_Close"
> icon="xxe-gui:app/icons/closeAction.gif" accelerator="mod shift W">
> <context editingContextSensitive="false">
> <configuration name="mydoc">
> <command name="mydoc.close"/>
> </configuration>
> <default>
> <class>com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.part.CloseAction</class>
> </default>
> </context>
> </action>
>
> <menu name="fileMenu" label="_File" helpId="fileMenu">
> <action name="newAction"/>
> <action name="openAsTemplateAction"/>
> <action name="openCopyAction"/>
> <separator/>
> <action name="openAction"/>
> <separator/>
> <action name="mydocCloseAction"/>
> <separator/>
> <action name="mydocSaveAction"/>
> <action name="saveAsAction"/>
> <action name="saveCopyAction"/>
> <separator/>
> <action name="pageSetupAction"/>
> <action name="printAction"/>
> <separator/>
> <action name="quitAction"/>
> -
Please remove this "-". It makes your custom.xxe_gui invalid (but this
has nothing to do with your problem).
> <!--
> No need to add a separator here. Separator is dynamic too.
> -->
> <menuItems name="recentFilesMenuItems"/>
> </menu>
>
> <menu name="windowMenu" label="_Window" helpId="windowMenu">
> <action name="precedingWindowAction"/>
> <action name="followingWindowAction"/>
> <menuItems name="windowListMenuItems"/>
> </menu>
>
> <layout>
> <insert />
> </layout>
> </gui>
>
> is intended to:
>
> - remove the Save All and Close All functions
> - move the Close function from the Window menu to the File menu
> - redefine the actions of SaveAction and CloseAction for mydoc documents.
>
> Suppose that the definitions of mydoc.save and mydoc.close in the XXE
> configuration file are:
>
> <cfg:command name="mydoc.save">
> <cfg:macro>
> <cfg:sequence>
> <cfg:command name="alert" parameter="Saving file" />
> <cfg:command name="XXE.save"/>
> </cfg:sequence>
> </cfg:macro>
> </cfg:command>
>
> <cfg:command name="mydoc.close">
> <cfg:macro>
> <cfg:sequence>
> <cfg:command name="alert" parameter="Closing file" />
> <cfg:command name="XXE.close"/>
> </cfg:sequence>
> </cfg:macro>
> </cfg:command>
>
> The Save function works (an alert is displayed, then the file is saved).
> The Close function doesn't (an alert is displayed, then nothing
> happens). Why does the Close function not work?
It does not work simply because there is no longer a command called
"XXE.close".
Command "XXE.close" is implemented by the standard "closeAction" action.
Standard "closeAction" action is *declared* in
"xxe-gui:app/default.xxe_gui", but it is not *created* during XXE
startup. This, because it is not referenced directly or indirectly by
the "layout" element.
If you rewrite your "layout" element like this:
---
<layout>
<hidden>
<insert />
<action name="saveAction" />
<action name="closeAction" />
</hidden>
</layout>
---
It will work.
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PS: Now, why did "XXE.save" exist (and therefore works) and not "XXE.close"?
Answer: Command "XXE.save" is implemented by the standard "saveAction"
action. The standard "saveAction" action is referenced in the standard
*toolBar* (which is not the case of "closeAction") which itself is
referenced in the standard "layout" element.
---
PS2: This means that you need to redefine the standard "toolBar" as well.
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PS3: There is currently no way to force the (X) icon found in the active
document tab to invoke your custom "mydoc.close". This is actually a
deficiency of our design.
