On 1/4/2010 1:06 PM, Hussein Shafie wrote:
> Andy Black wrote:
>
>> In our XXE configuration files, we have an element (called 'example')
>> with an attribute (called 'num') that is an ID according to the DTD. We
>> show this attribute via the CSS configuration like this:
>>
>> example:before
>> {
>> content: "("
>> text-field(attribute, num, columns, 10, font-size, small)
>> ") "
>> ;
>> background-color:example-background-color();
>> }
>>
>> If a user types an invalid ID in this text field (say by inserting a
>> space in the middle: "xGoyo Jotama"), then XXE nicely beeps and does not
>> let the user go on. If, however, the user does not understand what XXE
>> is trying to say and chooses to click on the File Save tool bar button,
>> the invalid ID is saved in the file and the user can merrily go on to
>> other editing. (XXE does indeed immediately record the fact that this
>> is wrong by showing the error icon in the status bar. Unfortunately,
>> some of our users do not necessarily pay attention to this icon.)
>>
>
> May be you should turn on the "Automatically show Validity tool" option
> See
> http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/com.xmlmind.guiutil.PreferencesEditorDialog.html#validateOptions
>
>
Good idea. Thanks!
>
>> or is this possibly a
>> bug?
>>
>>
>
> We knew about this behavior. I'm sorry to inform you that we currently
> don't see how to improve the situation.
>
OK, thanks for letting me know.
--Andy
