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30<h1 class="topictitle1">Adding and removing HTML templates</h1>
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syeshin17ed4a62005-07-25 17:10:24 +0000[diff] [blame]34<div><p>HTML content assist provides several templates, or chunks of predefined
35code, that you can insert into a file. You can use the default templates as
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37
38<div class="section"> <p>For example, you may work on a group of HTML pages that should
syeshin17ed4a62005-07-25 17:10:24 +0000[diff] [blame]39all contain a table with a specific appearance. Create a template that contains
40the tags for that table, including the appropriate attributes and attribute
41values for each tag. (You can copy and paste the tags from a structured text
42editor into the template's <span class="uicontrol">Pattern</span> field.) Then select
43the name of the template from a content assist proposal list whenever you
44want to insert your custom table into an HTML or XHTML file.</p>
45<p>To add
46a new HTML template, complete the following steps:</p>
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49<ol>
50<li class="stepexpand"><span>From the <span class="uicontrol">Window</span> menu, select <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>.</span>
51</li>
52
53<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Preferences page, select <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Web and
54XML</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">HTML Files</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">HTML Templates</span>
55</span>.</span></li>
56
57<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">New</span>. </span></li>
58
59<li class="stepexpand"><span>Enter the new template name (a text string) and a brief description
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62<li class="stepexpand"><span>Using the <span class="uicontrol">Context</span> drop-down list, specify
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64assist is requested.</span></li>
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66<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the <span class="uicontrol">Pattern</span> field, enter the appropriate
syeshin17ed4a62005-07-25 17:10:24 +0000[diff] [blame]67tags, attributes, or attribute values (the content of the template) to be
68inserted by content assist.</span></li>
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70<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you want to insert a variable, click the <span class="uicontrol">Variable</span> button
syeshin17ed4a62005-07-25 17:10:24 +0000[diff] [blame]71and select the variable to be inserted.</span> For example, the <var class="varname">word_selection</var> variable
72indicates the word that is selected at the beginning of template insertion,
73and the <var class="varname">cursor</var> variable determines where the cursor will
74be after the template is inserted in the HTML document.</li>
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76<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">OK</span> to save the new template.</span>
77</li>
78
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81<div class="section"><p>You can edit, remove, import, or export a template by using the
syeshin17ed4a62005-07-25 17:10:24 +0000[diff] [blame]82same Preferences page. If you have modified a default template, you can restore
83it to its default value. You can also restore a removed template if you have
84not exited from the workbench since it was removed.</p>
85<p>If you have a template
86that you do not want to remove but you no longer want the template to appear
87in the content assist list, go to the Templates preferences page and uncheck
88its check box.</p>
89</div>
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93<div><div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
94<div><a href="csrcedt004.html" title="Structured text editor is any of several text editors that you can use to edit various markup languages such as HTML, JavaScript, or XML.">Structured text editors for markup
95languages</a></div>
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98<div><a href="tsrcedt027.html" title="Content assist provides templates, or chunks of predefined code, that you can insert into a file. You can use the default templates as provided, customize the default templates, or create your own templates.">Adding and removing markup language
99templates - overview</a></div>
100<div><a href="tsrcedt028.html" title="JSP content assist provides several templates, or chunks of predefined code, that you can insert into a file. You can use the default templates as provided, customize the default templates, or create your own templates.">Adding and removing JSP templates</a></div>
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102<div><a href="tsrcedt000.html" title="You can edit text coded in markup languages with a structured text editor. This is a generic term for several editors that you can use to edit any of several markup languages, such as HTML.">Editing text coded in markup languages
103- overview</a></div>
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