Re: [docbook-apps] XML editor

[Ron Catterall <ron@catterall.net>]

>Two other XML editors that apply formatting styles are Syntext's Serna and
>XML Mind's XXE.
>
>Bob Stayton
>Sagehill Enterprises
>DocBook Consulting
>bobs@sagehill.net
>

FWI I've been using Oxygen for 2 or 3 years.  The product is good and 
continually getting better - especially in seeing the structure of 
your document (book or whatever).  You can merge XEP easily if you 
have it - or any other package you like.  I have found support 
excellent, but that costs (i think) something like $15-20 per year. 
I had a recent problem with xincludes and xml:base, which Bob finally 
sorted out, and they got a workaround to me the next day.

Having said all that, I think most editors would find the learning 
curve a bit on the steep side - but for anything more structured than 
a simple letter, there's no way I would ever go back to those old 
stone-age word processors.  Keep structure, content and formatting 
separate.

Perhaps I shouldn't say it on a dockbook list, but have you 
considered TEI (also supported with in Oxygen) - if you really want 
fine control over text material?

Ron
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