The context menu of the Design View allows the user to realize most of the view’s features via right-click.
- To delete an XML Object, right-click it and select “Remove”.
- To insert a DOCTYPE declaration in your document, right-click at any position in the editing view and select “Add DTD Information...”.
- To add new or edit existing namespaces in the document, right-click at any position in the editing view and select “Edit Namespaces...”.
- Processing instructions can be edited in a pop-up window after “Add Processing Instruction” has been selected.
- To add an element at a certain position
relative to an element in the document, right-click it and choose
one of the elements proposed. when selecting “Add Child”, “Add
Before” or “Add After”:
- a comment
- a processing instruction
- PCDATA
- a CDATA section
- a new element
- You can add attributes to an element by right-clicking it and selecting from the list proposed after selecting “Add Attribute” .
- To edit attributes, right-click the attribute in the Design View and select “Edit Attribute...”.
The lists of proposed elements and attributes are provided by Content Assist. Proposals come from a referenced content model if a schema is specified for the document, or else through the XML catalog. This will give you “smarter” proposals, such as specific child element proposals within a given element, or required attribute proposals.
