License submission form-XML editor: exception v license

[jlovejoy]

XML creator automatically uses "license" even if it's an exception. Not sure there's a way to change this as we'd probably need a way to designate it as an exception in the submission form?

[goneall]

@jlovejoy Agree it would require some changes to the UI.

[jlovejoy]

Some more notes on this:

• add tick box as to license or exception in submission form
• this then dictates the appropriate tag when creating the XML and the PR (to put the XML in the exceptions folder)

Also note: currently, if you change License --> exception in that tag, and then "beautify" it strips out the other attributions for the license/exception tag.

[HirumalPriyashan]

Hi @jlovejoy,

Also note: currently, if you change License --> exception in that tag, and then "beautify" it strips out the other attributions for the license/exception tag.

Can you kindly explain what is meant by this line?

[jlovejoy]

it's hard to explain in text, if you test the XML editor via one of the submissions it will make more sense. Basically, if you try to change the license tag to exception. then use the "beautify" function in the xml editor, it "corrects" the tag back to

[HirumalPriyashan]

I see, thanks for the clarification. I noticed beautify strips out the content of the exception tag in that case.

[jlovejoy]

@goneall @rtgdk - looks like there are two PRs open against this issue - should we close one?

[jlovejoy]

@BassCoder2808 - could you comment here (so I can assign you to this issue) :)

[BassCoder2808]

Sure @jlovejoy

[jlovejoy]

ah, the related PRs to this issue have not been merged, so won't see fix yet!