A. Hoog wrote: > > > I need to include some sample XML in a programming list however XML will > not let me paste in the code. Obviously, the code causes a problem. I > tried copying in with a text editor and then opening in XMLMind but > received a parse error. I tried just removing the opening <xml> tag on > the content but it still did not display properly. Is there a workaround? > > > > Here’s an example of the content I want to include: > > > > <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?> > <xxx> > ... > <yyy /> > ... > </xxx> > >
The above snippet is well-formed XML. If I save it in a separate file, I can open it in XMLmind XML Editor. However, if I have really understood your problem, this has nothing to do with it. You want to see the above XML source in say, a DocBook programlisting or in an XHTML or DITA pre. In order to do that, you want to be able to paste it as plain text, and not as XML, in the programlisting or the pre element. But XMLmind XML Editor being a validating editor, you cannot copy a map element and paste in into a programlisting element. Here's the trick which should allow you to do what you want (I often do this for my own needs): [1] Open the above XML source in a text editor. [2] Copy (Ctrl-C) everything but the first two characters "<?" to the clipboard. [3] Because XMLmind XML Editor cannot parse the contents of the clipboard as XML, it will consider that the contents of the clipboard is just plain text. [4] Using XMLmind XML Editor, click in the programlisting and press Ctrl-V. You should see your XML source code now. [5] Type the missing "<?" by hand. There are of course more elaborate ways to *include* XML source files (or any other kind of text file) *as* *is* in XMLmind XML Editor. For example, * DocBook textobject/textdata elements. See http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/textobject.html * OR XInclude with parse="text" using menu item "Edit|Reference|Include Text". See http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/editMenu.html#referenceMenu -- XMLmind XML Editor Support List [email protected] http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
