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Bug 120643

Summary:	Schema editing needs great desing changes.
Product:	xml	Reporter:	Michael Nazarov <michaelnazarov>
Component:	Schema Tools	Assignee:	Samaresh Panda <samaresh>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker	CC:	hong_lin, mikhailmatveev, tonybeckham
Priority:	P1
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description Michael Nazarov 2007-10-31 15:42:35 UTC

It's all about existing different ways of schema editing. Actually this is not
only about XML but this is area well known for me so I'm talking about.

There are at least two completely independent ways to edit XML schema and these
ways greatly affect each over. First way is source code edition and second way is
manipulation using schema or design view. Refactoring actually.

These ways became editing (especially undo/redo activities) like pain in the brain.
For some deep unknown reasons some actions can't be discarded without any warnings
while some other can. Each action using one way completely discards all changes
history from other way. Occasionally few different actions affected by single
undo/redo while other single action required two or more undos/redos. It was defect
and already fixed I know but it's just one more issue in whole picture of very
very sophisticated behavior of user UNfriendly XML editor.

We need great design change. I know this is almost impossible for NB6.0 but this is
issue and I want to rise this question at least for discussion.

Sure all above is just my opinion.