Editor definition

Editor is a component that edits a content item. The editor typically contains a form. In a content app, you should create an editor definition under the detail subapp. Define the node types the editor edits, a form for editing them, and actions for saving the edit.

detail:
  editor:
    nodeType:
      icon: icon-node-content
      name: mgnl:contact
    actions:
      - name: commit
      - name: cancel
    form:
      tabs:
        - name: personal
          # field definitions

Node name	Value
detail
editor
nodeType
icon	icon-node-content
name	mgnl:contact
actions
commit
cancel
form
tabs
personal
...

Properties:

`nodeType`	required A node type that this editor component can edit and save.
`name`	required A Magnolia or JCR node type such as `mgnl:page` or `mgnl:contact`.
`icon`	optional CSS class that identifies an icon displayed on the items in the workbench.
`actions`	required Actions available in the editor. Define the actions in separate action definitions and reference them here by name.
`<action-name>`	required Name of a primary action. Typically you need at least `commit` and `cancel`.
`actionArea`	optional A secondary action area in the bottom left corner of the editor. Contains the action area configuration. For an example, see Configuring secondary actions.
`secondaryActions`	optional Add subnodes to match the secondary actions defined in the `actions`node. The order of the subnodes defines the sequence in which they are rendered. Actions configured under `secondaryActions` are rendered on the left and other actions are on the right side.
`<actionName>`	required Name of a secondary action.
`actionRenderers`	optional Define a subnode for each action which requires its own renderer.
`<actionName>`	required Name of the secondary action.
`rendererClass`	required A renderer class if the secondary action requires one. Must implement $webResourceManager.requireResource("info.magnolia.sys.confluence.artifact-info-plugin:javadoc-resource-macro-resources") ActionRenderer .
`form`	optional A form definition if this editor is used to edit form-like data.
`wide`	optional, default is `false` `true` opens the editor in wide mode using all available horizontal space. Click the expand/collapse button in the top right corner to toggle between the wide and normal (720px) modes.

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