Exadel Palette

The Exadel Palette contains all your project tag libraries and allows you to:

Insert tags into a JSP page with one click
Add custom and 3rd party tags. How to add.

We will also show how to configure options for the palette.

The palette becomes active when you open any JSP page. If you can't see the palette, select Window/Show View/Other.../Exadel Studio/Exadel Palette from the menu bar.

The palette shown lists various tags orginized by groups. You can see JSF, JSTL and Struts tag groups.

Inserting Tags into a JSP File

To insert a new tag is very simple. Place the cursor in the JSP page where you want to add a tag and then click the tag in the palette. In the example below, the commandButton tag has been inserted. Notice also that if you place the cursor over any tag, a balloon tip is shown with all the tag attributes.

Palette Options

There are a number of ways you can configure Exadel Palette options. There are three buttons at the top right corner.

Palette Editor
Show/Hide
Import

Palette Editor

This allows you to edit the tags on the palette.

Show/Hide

Show/Hide is a very useful feature that allows you to control the number of tag groups that are shown on the palette.

Import

The Import button lets you add a custom or 3rd party tag library to Exadel Palette. Learn how to import.

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back Exadel Palette The Exadel Palette contains all your project tag libraries and allows you to: Insert tags into a JSP page with one click Add custom and 3rd party tags. How to add. We will also show how to configure options for the palette. The palette becomes active when you open any JSP page. If you can't see the palette, select Window/Show View/Other.../Exadel Studio/Exadel Palette from the menu bar. The palette shown lists various tags orginized by groups. You can see JSF, JSTL and Struts tag groups. Inserting Tags into a JSP File To insert a new tag is very simple. Place the cursor in the JSP page where you want to add a tag and then click the tag in the palette. In the example below, the commandButton tag has been inserted. Notice also that if you place the cursor over any tag, a balloon tip is shown with all the tag attributes. Palette Options There are a number of ways you can configure Exadel Palette options. There are three buttons at the top right corner. Palette Editor Show/Hide Import Palette Editor This allows you to edit the tags on the palette. Show/Hide Show/Hide is a very useful feature that allows you to control the number of tag groups that are shown on the palette. Import The Import button lets you add a custom or 3rd party tag library to Exadel Palette. Learn how to import. back