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Provides a mechanism to lock XML tags. Case Study: XML Copy Editor's (http://xml-copy-editor.sourceforge.net/) help: Tag locking You can enable/disable tag locking by selecting ‘Lock tags’ from the XML menu or by pressing F8. When active, tag locking blocks access to tags and attributes while facilitating cursor navigation (the cursor will skip tags and entity references) and translating literal ‘&’, ‘<’ and ‘>’ to the relevant XML entity references. The aim is to prevent inadvertent changes to the document structure while preserving the user’s freedom to enter, delete, select, cut, copy and paste text. You may wish to choose a color scheme that supports tag locking by de-emphasizing tags.
gliesian: thanks for your reports, but could you please report XML issues against "xml" product : https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=xml&version=6.9 Thanks in advance.
Related: Also considering adding a "Lock Tags" icon in the XML editor's toolbar. thx.
Any plans on this issue?
Please try to better explain the function of such lock. Does that mean that all tags are locked, so the user can only change the text content in between them ? Attribute values are also locked (the description says "will skip tags") and skipped ? Processing instructions are also locked ?