Add XML Tools item to Context Menu
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Hello
I am trying to add a XML Tools plugin Item in the Context Menu. The name of the item is “Convert selection text to XML (&& lt; && gt; => <>)”. I have added this line to the contextMenu.xml file:
<Item FolderName = “XML Tools” PluginEntryName = “XML Tools” PluginCommandItemName = “Convert selection text to XML (&& lt; && gt; => <>)” ItemNameAs = “Replace lt and gt” />I have tried to replace the escape characters with their corresponding string, but it does not work.
Can you help me?
Thank you.
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my first thought was does it not have to be escaped instead - like
&&lt;&&gt; ...because when xml parser parses this line
“Convert selection text to XML (&& lt; && gt; => <>)”I would expect an error complaining that & & isn’t correct.
Cheers
Claudia -
Hi Claudia
I have tried with:<Item FolderName=“XML Tools” PluginEntryName=“XML Tools” PluginCommandItemName=“Convert selection text to XML (& amp;& amp;lt; & amp;& amp;gt; =& gt; & lt;& gt;)” />
(Note that I put a space between & and following char for the correct display in the forum. In the file code this space does not exist)
but it still does not work. :(
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Hi Manuel,
there are a couple of spaces in your post which, if used, are incorrect.
What I tried, using python script, is this stringConvert selection text to XML (&&lt;&&gt; => <>)Btw. do you use a different localization?
Cheers
Claudia -
but this string isn’t working when adding to contextmenu - strange.
Is additional c escaping needed? Need to check.Cheers
Claudia -
Hi Manuel,
you need to do exactly the opposite from what we thought needs to be done.
Omit the first two && to get<Item PluginEntryName="XML Tools" PluginCommandItemName="Convert selection text to XML (lt;gt; => <>)" />
If you are interested in why this is the case checkout the
purgeMenuItemString function with having in mind that it will be called with keepAmpersand=false in this case.Cheers
Claudia -
It works now!!
Thank you Claudia
