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>12.3. The XML file</A
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>The purpose of the XML file is to describe the contents of a notebook window,
giving each page a purpose and some widgets.</P
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>I'll try to talk about each aspect of the xml file but you should really read
current plug-ins.</P
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><pages> ... </pages>: everything is enclosed in this tag</P
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><page label="XXXX" type="YYYY"> ... </page>: enclosed in <pages> </pages>,
those tags describe one page with a label 'XXXX' of type 'YYYY'.</P
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>fields: a page with a list to select fields.
It can enclose the following tags:
<P
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> <name>xxxx</name>: will identify the 'result' in the script
</P
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> <selection>nnn</selection>: default selection for the list
nnn should be a number or 'all' (meaning every fields selected)
it is also possible to select a range of fields starting from
the end of the list with <selection type="last">nnn</selection>
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>records: a page to specify which records are to be printed.
Enclosing: <name>xxxx</name>: (same purpose)</P
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> order: a page to specify how to sort the records
Enclosing: <name>xxxx</name>: (same purpose)</P
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>misc: a page without a predefined purpose, enclosing different widgets.
Enclosing:
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> <widget label="xxxx" type="yyyy"><br>
<name>zzzz</name><br>
</widget><br>
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with:
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> xxxx: label before the widget (or for the widget if == label)
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> yyyy: filesel (File selection), label, checkbox, entry
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> zzzz: (same purpose)
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>Once again: refer to the existing plug-ins (and to gaby source code) for
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