Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:38:48 -0400 From: "Bob Johnson" <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: jvk-list@thekrafts.org Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WYSIWYG editor for DocBook? Message-ID: <54db43990805051438y7e1dec70ya85d325dae769566@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <fvm2ck$58d$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <fvm2ck$58d$1@ger.gmane.org>
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On 5/5/08, Joe Kraft <jvk-list@thekrafts.org> wrote: [...] > On the topic of editors, I'm wondering if there is a good editor that will > show a final-ish product based on the tags. Perferably one that would > allow me to look at the tags directly also, but basically something that I > could just select the style I want it to come out in. > [...] By definition, you almost cannot have a WYSIWYG editor for DocBook, because the final output depends on what medium (and what stylesheets) you create the final output for (and with). But I understand that's not exactly what you meant. When I worked with DocBook, it was pretty easy to set up a tool chain that quickly built output in various formats (HTML, RTF, etc.) so I could easily look at the results. And if I had bothered to used 'make' it probably would have been even easier (but that assumes you already have some comfort with 'make'). Not quite the real-time display implied by "WYSIWYG", but I found it entirely adequate. It helps to use an editor that understands DocBook and won't let you do anything not legal (and even better, offers a list of legal choices when asked). I mostly used KATE (in KDE), but it doesn't do much -- you can do better. Also be aware of whether any tools you are considering are designed for SGML DocBook, or XML DocBook. - Bob
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