Jean Jordaan wrote: > > I have a feeling this is a stupid question, but I haven't figured it > out yet. What's the proper way to quickly edit attributes? When I add > an 'xref', this is what I do: > > 1. <ctrl-i>x<cr> # insert the 'xref' element. > 2. mouse over to the right and select the Attributes vertical tab > (the search tab was selected). > 3. mouse down to click the ??? in the 'linkend' row. > 4. mouse up to click the "List of values..." button. > 5. type the first letters of the id (and remember to hit <space> to > autocomplete, not <cr> like elsewhere). > > What I'd like to do (no mousing): > > 1. <ctrl-i>x<cr> # insert the 'xref' element. > 2. <ctrl-a> (e.g.) to edit attributes. > 3. "li" to autocomplete the "linkend" attribute. > 4. <tab> to the value field and start typing to autocomplete the value. > > Am I overlooking something right under my nose again?
The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl-E (Tools|Edit Attributes). Then the key press sequence that follows is described here: "Being productive with XXE", "Use auto-completion as much as possible" http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/user/being_productive.html#auto_completion (Note that you need to press Enter twice and not Tab then Enter.)
