Hm. I tried a little test here and I also cannot reproduce the problem. Maybe there was another factor I didn't notice.
Sorry for the false alarm. Thanks for the excellent product BTW. Peter Desjardins SupplyScape Corporation http://www.supplyscape.com +1 781 503 7441 > -----Original Message----- > From: Hussein Shafie [mailto:hussein at xmlmind.com] > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:36 AM > To: Peter Desjardins > Cc: xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com > Subject: Re: [XXE] RE: Redraw command actually reverts to > saved version? > > Peter Desjardins wrote: > >>> I made some changes to a file, then noticed that an > >> xi:included file > >>> needed changes. I made the changes in the included file, > >> Using XMLMind XML Editor or using an external text editor? > > > > All changes were made using XMLMind XML Editor. I had the > two files open in different tabs of the same instance. > > > >> Did you save the included document before switching to the master > >> document? > > > > Yes. > > > >> then returned to the original file. I wanted to see my > changes and > >> clicked View > Redraw. All changes to the file were lost. > >> In the master document or in the included document? > > > > The changes were lost in the master document. > > > > One detail that I didn't give you before is this: The > change to the master document was to add a new xi:included > section. Then I opened that very same section in a separate > tab, edited it, and then saved it. Finally, I switched back > to the master document and clicked View > Redraw. Note that > I had never saved the new xi:include in the master document. > > > > I'm really sorry but even after trying to reproduce what you > have described, I didn't manage to reproduce the problem. > > All my tests were conducted on a DocBook 5 document. > > You say: > > ``The change to the master document was to add a new > xi:included section. *Then* I opened that very same section > in a separate tab''. > > I don't really see how you can do this in a natural, simple, > way. In order to add a new xi:included section, you need [1] > to open this section in a separate tab [2] to use "Copy As > Reference" (Ctrl-Shift-C) on the root element of this section > [3] to switch back to the master document [4] to use "Paste > After" (Ctrl-W) to paste the reference after an existing > reference. Note that the order of actions is different from > what you describe. > > So I suppose that: > > [a] You closed the section just after using "Copy As > Reference" on it in order to be able to reopen it later. Did > that too: no problem. > > [b] OR you used the Include tool to insert the reference to > the section. > Did that too: no problem. > > [c] OR you have installed the add-on called "Customization of > the DocBook 5 configuration allowing to edit <xi:include> > elements by hand" > and inserted the <xi:include> element by hand. Didn't test that. > >
