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Subject: Re: [docbook] Linux editors for DTDs?
El Jue 18 Dic 2003 18:54, Dave Pawson escribió: > At 08:33 18/12/2003, David O'Brien wrote: > > > >It will be used for writing a combination of User Documentation, > > > > Release Notes, Technical Documentation and possibly training material > > > > based on the above. > > > > > > You might want to look at one of the DTD to HTML if your need is for > > > presentation. > > > > > > I use emacs, dtd-mode from Tony Graham for editing DTD's. > > > Validation I'd take as a separate issue, using your favourite > > > parser. > > > dtd-mode has most of the features I need. > > > Downside? No wysiwyg mode. That's just frustrating working > > > with DTD's. > > > > > > HTH DaveP > > > >Thanks for your comments, but, not sure I understand DTD to HTML.... We > > don't deliver in html, if that's what you're thinking. At least, not at > > this point. Everything is pdf. > > You say above that you deliver technical documentation? > I interpreted that as documentation on the DTD's. Now that I re-read my original post I understand the confusion. I should have written: I'm looking for a DTD/Schema aware editor suitable for User, Technical, and mixed documentation (e.g. Release Notes) that can save to xml. The other points still count, wrt cost, O/S, etc., and users. > > >By validation I mean the editor is DTD aware; that is, it won't let you > >put in > >tags that would violate the DTD, or if it does it tells you in loud words. > >XMLMind does that. I was hoping not to spend too much time actually > > editing DTDs. If I get into customization, etc., I might do a bit, but at > > the moment I'm still learning about the whole concept. > > Two things there. > Editing the DTD is one thing, > Editing the XML or SGML instance that is valid to that DTD is another. > > I guess you mean the second item? > Again emacs is good for that, psgml-mode or nxml-mode, but I guess > your need for wysiwyg means its no good to you. > Yes, the second. I don't expect to edit the DTD much once it's set up. wysiwyg is not vital but preferable. > Expensive, but very very good, Epic is a very good editor > that you may like. Epic is one that is on the list of possibilities, but as you say, expensive. > HTH DaveP thanks again -- David -- Sometimes it's just time to shoot the engineer and start production.
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