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Bug 321681

Summary:	xml source tab only in multipage editor but not in vex editor
Product:	z_Archived	Reporter:	bjørn wikkeling <bjorn>
Component:	Mylyn	Assignee:	Project Inbox <wtp.inc.vex-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	David Williams <david_williams>
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	eclipse, florian, icampista
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description bjørn wikkeling

2010-08-04 04:23:14 EDT

Build Identifier: 0.5.0.201007240751

If you open a file in the Vex Multipage XML editor, there are two tabs in the view "Author" and "Source". Clicking the source tab reveals the XML source.

The "regular" Vex XML Editor does not have these tabs. It would be a real benefit to also have a source tab on the Vex XML Editor to see what exactly is going on in the XML. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open xml file in Vex Multipage XML Editor
2. Open xml file in Vex XML Editor
3. See the difference. Multipage has source tab, 'regular' editor doesn't

Comment 1 Florian Thienel

2010-08-04 05:57:20 EDT

This is exactly the difference between both editors. And there are plenty of use cases where you do not want to reveal the underlying XML to the user.

-1 for this one from me

Comment 2 Holger Voormann

2010-08-05 08:58:38 EDT

Pacx (pacx.sf.net) is one example in which the Source tab is unwanted. But we like to provide two Vex editors: one without the Source tab for end-users without computer skills and one with the Source tab for XML experts like you. 

Maybe the naming of the Vex editors is misleading. I like to avoid acronyms and I propose to rename:
"Vex XML Editor" into "Visual XML Editor"
and
"Vex XML Multipage Editor" into "Visual/Source XML Editor (Experimental)"
Experimental because of http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/wtp-incubator-dev/msg01341.html).

Bjørn, Florian, what do you think?

Comment 3 Florian Thienel

2010-08-05 09:45:12 EDT

(In reply to comment #2)
> Pacx (pacx.sf.net) is one example in which the Source tab is unwanted. But we
> like to provide two Vex editors: one without the Source tab for end-users
> without computer skills and one with the Source tab for XML experts like you. 
> 
> Maybe the naming of the Vex editors is misleading. I like to avoid acronyms and
> I propose to rename:
> "Vex XML Editor" into "Visual XML Editor"
> and
> "Vex XML Multipage Editor" into "Visual/Source XML Editor (Experimental)"
> Experimental because of
> http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/wtp-incubator-dev/msg01341.html).
> 
> Bjørn, Florian, what do you think?

+1

Comment 4 bjørn wikkeling

2010-08-05 10:35:32 EDT

(In reply to comment #3)
Well I would really like that! But the Multi page editor only shows the XML right now. Visual editing doesn't seem to work. 

I also read http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/wtp-incubator-dev/msg01341.html so I figured it might be easier to have an extra tab for the visual editor.

I'm totally for the separation into a Visual Editor and a more Advanced editor that also includes the source/xml Tab.

so +1 it is.



> (In reply to comment #2)
> > Pacx (pacx.sf.net) is one example in which the Source tab is unwanted. But we
> > like to provide two Vex editors: one without the Source tab for end-users
> > without computer skills and one with the Source tab for XML experts like you. 
> > 
> > Maybe the naming of the Vex editors is misleading. I like to avoid acronyms and
> > I propose to rename:
> > "Vex XML Editor" into "Visual XML Editor"
> > and
> > "Vex XML Multipage Editor" into "Visual/Source XML Editor (Experimental)"
> > Experimental because of
> > http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/wtp-incubator-dev/msg01341.html).
> > 
> > Bjørn, Florian, what do you think?
> 
> +1

Comment 5 Igor Jacy Lino Campista

2011-02-16 17:18:54 EST

+1

Comment 6 Florian Thienel

2011-03-15 16:25:33 EDT

We decided to temporarily deactivate the multi-page editor, since it is definitely not ready for use and we do not have the capacity at the moment to maintain it. 

There is a workaround if you need both the WYSIWYG mode and source mode in parallel: you can open your XML file with Vex and a source code editor of your choice in parallel. The contents will be synchronized when you save either of the editors.

Comment 7 Florian Thienel

2011-11-09 17:35:48 EST

Moved to Mylyn Docs Vex.