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<para>
This section describes the main features of the Entry editor.
</para>
- Options-Suppport (;binary)
- Language-Tags support
- UTF-8 support
Show Schema:
- Opens the schema of the
Outline:
- Shows attributes and number of values
- Interaction with Entry editor
Modify Attributes:
- New Attribute
- New Value
- Edit Value: Double-Click, Enter, F7, Context-Menu->Edit Value
- Edit Value with
- Delete
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<section id="tools_entry_editor_overview">
<title>Overview</title>
<para>
This section describes general aspects of the Entry editor.
</para>
<simplesect id="tools_entry_editor_screenshot">
<title>Example screenshot</title>
<para>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata width="15cm"
fileref="images/tools_entry_editor_1.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect id="tools_entry_editor_layout">
<title>Layout</title>
<para>
The Entry editor has a two-column layout. The left column
contains the attribute descriptions (names), the right
column contains the attribute values. Each line represents a
name-value pair.
</para>
<para>
The Entry editor has its own toolbar. The left part displays
the distinguished name of the current entry. The right part
contains the toolbar icons and menu.
</para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect id="tools_entry_editor_fonts">
<title>Fonts and colors</title>
<para>
To distinguish the different attribute classes the Entry
editor uses different fonts. By default the following fonts
and colors are used:
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="4">
<colspec colname="Attribute class" colwidth="2*" />
<colspec colname="Default font" colwidth="1*" />
<colspec colname="Default color" colwidth="1*" />
<colspec colname="Example" colwidth="5*" />
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Attribute class</entry>
<entry>Default font</entry>
<entry>Default color</entry>
<entry>Example</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>objectClass attribute</entry>
<entry>bold and italic</entry>
<entry>black</entry>
<entry>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="images/tools_entry_editor_3.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Must attributes</entry>
<entry>bold</entry>
<entry>black</entry>
<entry>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="images/tools_entry_editor_4.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>May attributes</entry>
<entry>normal</entry>
<entry>black</entry>
<entry>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="images/tools_entry_editor_5.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Operational attributes</entry>
<entry>italic</entry>
<entry>black</entry>
<entry>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="images/tools_entry_editor_6.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
<para>
These fonts and colors could be changed in the
<link linkend="preferences_attributes">
Attributes preferences
</link>
.
</para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect id="tools_entry_editor_toolbar">
<title>Toolbar</title>
<para>
The toolbar contains the following items:
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="Icon" align="center" colwidth="1*" />
<colspec colname="Action" colwidth="2*" />
<colspec colname="Description" colwidth="5*" />
<colspec colname="Shortcut" colwidth="2*" />
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Icon</entry>
<entry>Action</entry>
<entry>Description</entry>
<entry>Shortcut</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/value_add.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>New Value</entry>
<entry>
Adds a new value to the selected
attribute and starts the edit mode.
</entry>
<entry>
<shortcut>
<keycombo>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>+</keycap>
</keycombo>
</shortcut>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/attribute_add.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>New Attribute...</entry>
<entry>
Opens the
<link
linkend="tools_attribute_wizard">
New Attribute wizard
</link>
. When finishing the wizard a new
attribute is created and the edit mode
is started to enter a value.
</entry>
<entry>
<shortcut>
<keycombo>
<keycap>Shift</keycap>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>+</keycap>
</keycombo>
</shortcut>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/delete.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>Delete</entry>
<entry>Deletes the selected values.</entry>
<entry>
<shortcut>
<keycap>Delete</keycap>
</shortcut>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/delete_all.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>Delete Attributes</entry>
<entry>
Deletes all values of the selected
attributes. Applicable to multi-valued
attributes, if you want to delete the
complete attribute just select one value
use this action.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/refresh.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>Reload Attributes</entry>
<entry>
Reloads the attributes of the current
entry.
</entry>
<entry>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F5</keycap>
</shortcut>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/expandall.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>Expand All</entry>
<entry>
Expands all folded attributes.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/collapseall.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>Collapse All</entry>
<entry>
Collapses all folded attributes.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<guiicon>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="icons/filter.gif" format="GIF" />
</imageobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
</guiicon>
</entry>
<entry>Show Quick Filter</entry>
<entry>
Shows/Hides the
<link
linkend="tools_entry_editor_quickfilter">
Quick Filter
</link>
.
</entry>
<entry>
<shortcut>
<keycombo>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>F</keycap>
</keycombo>
</shortcut>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect id="tools_entry_editor_drop_down_menu">
<title>Drop Down Menu</title>
<para>
The drop down menu contains the following items:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Sorting...: Opens the
<link linkend="tools_entry_editor_sortdialog">
Sort Dialog
</link>
to set default sorting.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Show Operational Attributes: If checked the
operational attributes (e.g. createTimestampe
and modifyTimestamp) are fetched and displayed.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Show Raw Values: If checked the raw values (as
stored in directory) are displayed. By default
some attributes have a special display value:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
Images: Image format, width, height, and
size.
</listitem>
<listitem>Binary data: Data size.</listitem>
<listitem>
Passwords: Used hash method.
</listitem>
<listitem>
Timestamps: Locale dependent date and
time format.
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Preferences...: Opens the
<link linkend="preferences_entry_editor">
Entry editor preferences
</link>
dialog.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</simplesect>
</section>