title=The Apache Sling Resource Editor type=page status=published tags=editors

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![alt text][1]

Features
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Currently it allows to display the node properties and edit nodes.

* Node editing includes adding, renaming and deleting nodes. 
* Multi selection of nodes, Keyboard controls for navigation and shortcuts are provided. Click on the info icon in the tree to get detailed information.
* The node names are HTML and URL encoded.
* The add node dialog provides you with the allowed node name / node type / resource type options and its combinations to prevent errors soon. Click on the info icon in the dialog to discover more.
* The nodes are bookmarkable.

Status
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The features for the node tree are finished so far. Now the work on making properties editable begins.

Installation
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1. Follow the [instructions for Getting and Building Sling][2].
1. The `contrib/explorers/resourceeditor/README` file in SVN tells you how to install the Resource Editor.
1. Open `http://localhost:8080/reseditor/.html` in your browser.
1. Enjoy!

  [1]: http://sling.apache.org/documentation/bundles/resource-editor-screenshot.png
  [2]: http://sling.apache.org/documentation/development/getting-and-building-sling.html