Bernd Kuemmerlen wrote:
>
> I am currently trying to customize the docbook stylesheets to make
> editing of attributes of some elements easier. One example is the
> <ulink> element: I want to be able to edit the url directly in the
> styled view (i.e. without going to the Attributes panel).
>
> I first used a text-field for the attribute. This works, but the text
> field takes a lot of space.
Number of columns can be specified by parameter columns.
> So I tried a command-button:
>
> ulink:after {
> content: command-button(icon, icon(right),
> text, "Edit URL",
> command, "putAttribute"
> parameter, "[implicitElement] url");
> vertical-align: text-top;
> color: navy;
> }
>
> and while this basically works, it has one problem: The dialog box does
> not show the current value of the attribute.
>
> Is there any way to achieve this currently?
No, this is a glaring omission in the putAttribute command.
> If not, would you consider adding this feature to a future release?
Yes, of course. You'll have it in V2.3p1 (next release that'll support
MacOS).
