The Element Attributes Dialog is a " liquid dialog": it may show up as a non-modal dialog, or docked dialog. To change its appearance, right-click on the dialog and select an item from the menu.
The Element Attributes Dialog allows you to insert and edit element attributes. The dialog shows attributes of the element at the current cursor location.
Figure 1. Element Attributes Dialog
The meaning of icons are as follows:
This attribute has a default value defined in Schema.
This is a required attribute.
Attribute has a fixed value.
Attribute has ID type.
Attribute has IDREF type.
Attribute has a custom type (Schema data-type).
Dialog buttons are as follows:
Add a new attribute. If validation is on, the dialog will provide a list of allowed attributes. Choose an attribute from the list or type the attribute name. Click the
field to insert/modify the attribute value. If the attribute has an enumerated value, clicking on the field will provide a list of possible values.Restore the default value of an attribute.
Browse for a file to insert its relative file name as the attribute value.
Delete the selected attribute.
Invoke Element Help for the currently selected attribute.