Reference's properties

This option adds a section to the HTML Syntax editor display on the window's extreme right when you work on the HTML and WML tag section, ASP commands and XML objects.

Once the Properties command is run, the properties windows is permanently displayed. If it is not, it means that no property can be associated to the selected object. When you select an object that can contain a property, then the window automatically reappears.

To modify a tag’s properties (HTML, WML and XML):

  1. Click on the row which contains the attribute you wish to check or modify.

  2. From the Edit menu, select Tag Properties.
    or
    Click on the Tag properties icon on the Standard toolbar. (You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+P. Refer to the list of shortcuts).

  3. Indicate the attribute's properties.

Attribute properties:

Tag name

Name of the HTML tag being edited.

Mandatory opening tag

If checked, this option is used to allow the start tag to be optional. This option is only available if the end tag is also optional.

Closing tag

Mandatory: if you want the closing tag to be mandatory.

Optional: if you want the closing tag to be optional.

Forbidden: if you do not want a closing tag.

Compatibility

Define the level of compatibility of the tag and the standard properties.

Open tags in the tag must be closed inside the tag

Indicate the order of closing tags.

Do not indicate the text inside the tags

Indicate the interpretation mode of text.

Structure elements

List of elements that define the structure of a HTML document.

Parent elements

List of parent elements.

Equivalent elements

List of elements that are not parent elements.

Reset

Restores the default values for the attribute or the tag, whichever the case may be.

To modify the properties of an HTML tag:

  1. Click on the row which contains the tag which you want to consult or modify.

  2. From the Edit menu, select Display Properties
    or
    Click on the Tag properties icon on the Standard toolbar. (You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+P. Refer to the list of shortcuts).

  3. Specify the tag's properties.

Attribute properties (HTML, WML and XML)  :

The attribute is mandatory

This option allows you to specify that the attribute is mandatory.

The attribute is an URL address

This option indicates that the attribute is a URL.
For example: SRC for an image.

Loaded with document allows you to automatically load the document to which the URL refers to.

URL Base attribute

Identifies the attribute's base code.

Anchor attribute

Allows you to specify that the attribute is anchored inside the document.

Reset

Restores the default values for the attribute or the tag, whichever the case may be.

Defining several tags

Click on this button to modify the values of an attribute and associate these changes to several tags. The list of HTML is displayed. Add or remove the checkmark from a tag to modify the association.

To modify the operator properties (ASP, JavaScript, PHP)  :

  1. Click on the line containing the operator that you want to change.

  2. From the Edit menu, select Tag Properties
    or
     Click on the button Tag properties from the Standard toolbar. (You can also use the shortcut CTRL+P.
     Refer to list of shortcuts).

  3. Indicate the tag properties.

The properties of the ASP, JavaScript and PHP operators are:

Name

Name of the operator being edited.

Description

Description of the object being edited. This is merely information.

Template

Libraries of definitions (classes) associated to the operator being edited.

Folder

Folder with classes that contains the Template.

Restore

Restore tag attributes default values accordingly.

To modify the properties of operands (ASP, JavaScript, PHP): 

  1. Click on the line containing the attribute that you want to check or change.

  2. In the Edit menu, click on Tag Properties.
    or
    Click on the button Tag properties on the Standard toolbar. (You can also use the shortcut CTRL+P. Refer to list of shortcuts).

  3. Indicate the attribute properties.

Properties of the ASP, JavaScript, and PHP operands:

The operand is optional

This option allows you to specify that the attribute is mandatory. When you check this box, the two adjacent fields are enabled. Indicate the Prefix and the Suffix.

Text box

Enter the operand’s value.

Restore

Restore the tag or attribute’s default values accordingly.