Re: [docbook-apps] oXygen 9 beta with WYSIWYG-like editing supportfor DocBook

[George Cristian Bina <george@oxygenxml.com>]

Dear Dick,

The document type is determined automatically based on a set of mapping 
rules. The rules are specified in the definition of the document type, see
Options->Preferences -- Document Type Association
select user role to Developer
click on a document type, DocBook 5 for instance
click on the Edit button

In the document type dialog that appears there is a Rules tab that 
contains the rules that when activated will determine that the document 
belongs to that document type. A rule can match on the root element 
name, namespace, on the file name and on the Public ID.
(As a side note, in the version 9 release we will provide also an 
alternative mechanism for determining that a document belongs to a 
document type, you will be able to specify a Java class that implements 
a specific interface and that has access also to the root element 
attributes so it can decide based on some attribute name or value 
whether or not the document belongs to the document type.)

It may be possible that your document did not match the rules we defined 
for the DocBook document types. You can check those rules and eventually 
add more rules to better match your documents.
For a quick view of the customization for DocBook you can create a new 
document using File->New then select "From templates" then "DocBook 5 - 
Article". Switch to Author mode and you should be able to see
- a DocBook5 entry in the main menu
- a toolbar with the custom actions
- a set of actions in the contextual menu

Note also that the DocBook 5 document type specifies also a CSS and a 
schema. However, the values from the document type act as defaults, if 
you associate another CSS or a schema inside the XML document then those 
from the document will be used.

Best Regards,
George
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Dick Hamilton wrote:
> George,
> 
> First of all, thanks for giving us the opportunity to try out the
> Oxygen beta.  I've heard a lot of good things about Oxygen, but this
> is the first time I've tried it and in general I like it a lot.
> 
> And the thread about semantic vs. representational content has been
> entertaining:).  I have a question and a comment:
> 
> The question is basic.  I'm able to associate my files with the css
> and a schema (docbookxi.rnc), and both seem to work fine.  But, I have
> not been able to figure out how to associate the docbook customization
> that has caused all the hoopla.  Can you describe how to do that?
> 
> The comment is about the "hoopla."  Seems like the clear message from
> this thread is that no one, default framework will satisfy everyone,
> so making customization easy for users is important.  I'm glad to see
> from your recent email that you're supporting user customization.
> 
> I have two suggestions regarding that:
> 
> - Make it easy to subset the schema.  A lot of organizations use
>   a custom subset of docbook that only contains the tags they
>   care about.  That capability may already be there (I'm not that
>   familiar with Oxygen), but if not, it should be.
> - I come down on the side of the "semanticists" (is that a word:-)
>   when it comes to the question of emphasis, so I would encourage
>   you to change the default DocBook framework to show a selection
>   of inline elements, rather than bold, italic, and underline.  But,
>   I wouldn't argue against showing the rendering as part of the
>   selection so folks know what they're getting.
> 
> My experience as a writer and manager of writers is that if you
> make it easy for writers to find the elements you want them to use,
> they will use those elements.  However, if you make it hard to find
> the elements you want them to use, they will use anything that looks
> ok and validates.  Therefore, if you want them to use <replaceable>,
> <wordasword>, <firstterm>, etc., then those choices need to be easily
> accessible or they'll simply choose some convenient element, like
> <emphasis>, that has the styling they want.
> 
> Dick Hamilton
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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