Oxygen quick reference

This topic gives examples of some of the short cuts and menu options in Oxygen XML Editor that can improve your productivity.

Quick element insert

While in Author mode, you can quickly insert elements by pressing Enter. When you press Enter, a menu appears, which you can use to search for and insert elements. You are only allowed to insert elements that are valid for the location you have selected.

Hot keys

The following table shows the default key mappings for some commonly used shortcuts in Oxygen XML Editor.

Note:

Your system may be set up differently than the defaults. If you have mapped any Windows CTRL+ALT shortcuts, the Windows shortcuts take precedence over the key sequences shown here. Some shortcuts may conflict with other Eclipse plugins.

You can change any key mappings through the Keys pane of the Preferences dialog.

Feature Shortcut Description and comments
Lock a topic ALT + L Locks the current topic in the Oxygen XML Editor.
Release a topic CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + R Releases the current topic in the Oxygen XML Editor.
Create a topic CTRL + ALT + T Opens the Create Topic dialog where you can choose the kind of topic to make.
Create a map CTRL + ALT + M
Search and replace CTRL + F Opens the Find/Replace dialog, which you can use to search and replace within Oxygen XML Editor.
Edit attribute ALT + SHIFT + ENTER Can use after selecting an element to edit attributes for that element.

Context menu (right-click)

You can use the right-click context menu to activate the IXIASOFT CCMS extensions in the Oxygen XML Editor while editing.

The following table shows some actions available by right-clicking anywhere while in Text mode or Author mode:

Feature Tool Oxygen XML Editor Description and comments
Lock a topic Oxygen lock button Right-click and select IXIASOFT CCMS > Lock. Locks the current topic in the XML Editor.
Release a topic Oxygen release topic button Right-click and select IXIASOFT CCMS > Release. Releases the current topic in the XML Editor.
Replace with server revision Oxygen replace button Right-click and select IXIASOFT CCMS > Replace with Server Revision. Replaces the contents of the current topic with the latest revision on the server.
View dependencies Oxygen view dependencies button Right-click and select IXIASOFT CCMS > View Dependencies. Opens Dependencies view and displays the current topic's dependencies.