Re: [ jEdit-users ] Structure browser - show attributes other than id?

[Matt C. <ma...@si...>]

> I've tried several other attribute names, but only id ever shows up. Is 
> there a way to get the browser to show attributes other than id? Just 
> from curiosity - I'm far from an XML expert - is there some significance 
> in XML to an attribute named id?

I don't know the code (for all I know there's a property to control what 
attribute shows up in the structure browser), but I think it only shows 
'id'.

In SGML/XML you can specify an attribute that uniquely identifies the 
element, and in practice it's almost always called (and some tools 
assume it to be) 'id'. Given that you'll be using it to refer to 
elements, it's a good thing to have in the structure browser and XML 
Insert panels.

I'd guess (again, don't know) that the author of the structure browser 
might be wary of turning it into an XML-spy-style attribute spreadsheet, 
so 'id' is probably all you'll get.

Hope this helps,

Matt

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