Relax NG Outline View

The Relax NG Outline view presents a list with the patterns that appear in the diagram in both the Full Model View and Logical Model View cases. It allows a quick access to a component by name. By default it is displayed on screen, but if you closed it you can reopen it from Window > Show View > Outline.

Figure: Relax NG Outline View

The tree shows the XML structure or the defined pattern (components) collected from the current document. By default, the Outline view presents the components.

When the Show components option is selected in the Settings menu on the Outline view toolbar, the following option is available:

Show XML structure: Shows the XML structure of the current document in a tree-like manner.

The following actions are available in the Settings menu on the Outline view toolbar when the Show XML structure option is selected:

Filter returns exact matches: The text filter of the Outline view returns only exact matches.
Selection update on cursor move: Allows a synchronization between Outline view and schema diagram. The selected view from the diagram will be also selected in the Outline view.
Show components: Shows the defined pattern collected from the current document.
Flat presentation mode of the filtered results: When active, the application flattens the filtered result elements to a single level.
Show comments and processing instructions: Show/hide comments and processing instructions in the Outline view.
Show element name: Show/hide element name.
Show text: Show/hide additional text content for the displayed elements.
Show attributes: Show/hide attribute values for the displayed elements. The displayed attribute values can be changed from the Outline preferences panel.
Configure displayed attributes: Displays the XML Structured Outline preferences page.

The following contextual menu actions are also available in the Outline view when the Show XML structure option is selected in the Settings menu:

Append Child: Displays a list of elements that you can insert as children of the current element.
Insert Before: Displays a list of elements that you can insert as siblings of the current element, before the current element.
Insert After: Displays a list of elements that you can insert as siblings of the current element, after the current element.
Edit Attributes: Opens a dialog box that allows you to edit the attributes of the currently selected component.
Toggle Comment: Comments/uncomments the currently selected element.
Search references: Searches for the references of the currently selected component.
Search references in: Searches for the references of the currently selected component in the context of a scope that you define.
Component dependencies: Displays the dependencies of the currently selected component.
Rename Component in: Renames the currently selected component in the context of a scope that you define.
Cut: Cuts the currently selected component.
Copy: Copies the currently selected component.
Delete: Deletes the currently selected component.
Expand More: Expands the structure of a component in the Outline view.
Collapse All: Collapses the structure of all the component in the Outline view.

The upper part of the Outline view contains a filter box that allows you to focus on the relevant components. Type a text fragment in the filter box and only the components that match it are presented. For advanced usage you can use wildcard characters (*, ?) and separate multiple patterns with commas.