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<section id="tools_entry_editors">
	<title>Entry editors</title>
	<para>
		Entry editors are used to view and edit the attributes and values of an entry. 
	</para>
	
	<simplesect id="tools_entry_editors_types">
		<title>Editor Types</title>
		<para>
			There are two editor types available.
			<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
					<para>Table Entry editor: Displays the entry's attributes and values in a table grid.
					</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
					<para>LDIF Entry editor: Displays the entry's attributes and values in LDIF format.
					</para>
				</listitem>
			</itemizedlist>
		</para>
		<para>
			By default the single-tab Table Entry editor is used, you could change that setting in the
			<link linkend="preferences_entry_editors">Entry Editor preferences</link>. 
		</para>
	</simplesect>
	
	<simplesect id="tools_entry_editors_single_multi_tab">
		<title>Single-Tab vs. Multi-Tab</title>
		<para>
			Each editor type can be used in single-tab or multi-tab mode.
			<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
					<para>Single-tab means that only one instance of the editor is used, 
					all entries are opened in the same editor tab.</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
					<para>Multi-tab means that each entry is opened in its own editor tab.</para>
				</listitem>
			</itemizedlist>
		</para>
	</simplesect>
	
	<simplesect id="tools_entry_editors_open_mode">
		<title>Open Mode</title>
		<para>
			With the open mode you could define how an entry should be opened while
			navigating through the DIT in the LDAP Browser view.
			<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
					<para>Traditional: Editors open on single-click, using arrow keys triggers
					the opening of a new editor.</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
					<para>Application-wide open mode + double-click: Editors open on double-click,
					using arrow keys requires an explicit enter to open the entry in an editor.  
					</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
					<para>Application-wide open mode + single-click: Editors open on single-click,
					arrow key and hover behaviour could be configured.
					</para>
				</listitem>
			</itemizedlist>
		</para>
		<para>
			By default the traditional open mode is used, you could change that setting in the
			<link linkend="preferences_entry_editors">Entry Editor preferences</link>. 
		</para>
	</simplesect>

	&tools_table_entry_editor_overview;
	&tools_table_entry_editor_features;
	&tools_table_entry_editor_contextmenu;

	&tools_ldif_entry_editor_overview;
	&tools_ldif_entry_editor_contextmenu;
	
</section>
