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diff --git a/doc/kxsldbg/variables.docbook b/doc/kxsldbg/variables.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7cdd1cdf --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kxsldbg/variables.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> +<sect1 id="variables"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Keith</firstname> +<surname>Isdale</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>k_isdale@tpg.com.au</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> + +<title>Working With Variables</title> + +<para> +If the inspector dialog is not showing use the +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Tools</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show inspectors</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +menu item. +</para> + +<para> +Local and global variables are show in a tab on the inspector dialog. +The following example shows a XSLT code segment that declares a global and a local variable +</para> +<informalexample> +<programlisting> + <xsl:variable name="globalvariable" select="'foo'"/> + + <xsl:template match="/"/> + <xsl:param name="localvariable" select="'bar'"/> + </xsl:template match="/"/> +</programlisting> +</informalexample> +<para> +Clicking with with mouse on a variable in the list will cause summary +information to be displayed in the bottom of the dialog. If a variable has + a select expression, for example +</para> +<informalexample> +<programlisting> + <xsl:variable name="changeable" select="'oldValue'" /> +</programlisting> +</informalexample> +<para> +then a new XPath an be choosen by entering a new value + for <guilabel>Variable expression</guilabel> then clicking the <guibutton>Set expression</guibutton> button.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Variables tab</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="variables_window.png" format="PNG" /> +</imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Variables Tab</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The Variables Tab</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Clicking on a variable entry in the list shown will cause the cursor in +the main window to move to the file and line number indicated. +</para> +</sect1> |