Visual Hints for the Cursor Position

When the cursor is positioned inside a new context, a tooltip will be shown for a couple of seconds displaying the position of the cursor relative to the context of the current element.

Here are some of the common situations that can be encountered:

• The cursor is positioned before the first block child of the current node.

  Figure: Before first block

  

• The cursor is positioned between two block elements.

  Figure: Between two block elements

  

• The cursor is positioned after the last block element child of the current node.

  Figure: After last block

  

• The cursor is positioned inside a node.

  Figure: Inside a node

  

• The cursor is positioned inside an element, before an inline child element.

  Figure: Before an inline element

  

• The cursor is positioned between two inline elements.

  Figure: Between two inline elements

  

• The cursor is positioned inside an element, after an inline child element.

  Figure: After an inline element

  

The nodes in these cases are displayed in the tooltip window using the element names.

To deactivate this feature, open the Preferences dialog box (Options > Preferences), go to Author > Cursor Navigation, and disable the Show cursor position tooltip option. Even if this option is disabled, you can trigger the display of the position tooltip by pressing Shift+F2.

Note: The position information tooltip is not displayed if Full Tags with Attributes or Full Tags is selected in the Tags display mode drop-down menu.

Location Tooltip

When editing XML documents in a visual environment, you might find it difficult to position the cursor between certain tags that do not have a visual representation. To counterbalance this, Oxygen XML Editor displays a transparent preview of the position information, called the Location Tooltip:

Figure: Location Tooltip

Oxygen XML Editor displays a Location Tooltip when the following conditions are met:

• You are editing the document in one of the following tags display modes: Inline Tags, Partial Tags, No Tags.
• The mouse pointer is moved between block elements.

To activate or deactivate this feature, use the Show location tooltip on mouse move option in the Cursor Navigation preferences page.