Semel wrote:
I want to use XMLmind instead of MS-Word.
This may be a bad idea. If you are satisfied by MS-Word, we strongly
recommend that you keep using it.
Please note that we have developed XMLmind XML Editor 10 years ago for
our own use, because after trying almost all possible methods (MS-Word,
LaTex, nroff, a kind of Wiki language called "Almost Plain Text", etc)
to write technical documentation, we didn't find anything really
satisfying (not LaTex) , reasonably priced (not Framemaker) and
multi-platform (not XMetaL).
So I need a better workflow when I operate XMLmind.
The features you want cannot be made part of the product because they
are too specific.
However:
1) Some of them are already implemented (provided that the document is
associated to a configuration; this is the case for XHTML, DocBook,
DITA). Simply may be you didn't notice them because these features are
not implemented like they are in MS-Word.
Example: feature "change auto save Max. modifications to [5 - xxxxxx]"
See the 2 options below "Automatically save modified documents" in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/saveOptions.html
Example: feature "add a reference list manager".
See "The Attribute Value dialog box" in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/setAttributeDialog.html
See " Link submenu" in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/selectMenu.html#linkMenu
2) You can implement many of the remaining features quite easily by
using "Options|Customize Configuration" (no programming whatsoever).
Example: "Ctrl + Del = delete only the content of nodes (do not delete
tags)"
a) Record a macro command. See "Record Macro" menu in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/recordMacroMenu.html
b) Bind "Ctrl + Del" to last recorded macro. See "Add Keyboard
Shortcut" in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/customizeConfigurationMenu.html
3) All the remaining features may be implemented by extending XMLmind
XML Editor in Java[tm].
Example: feature "add snippet toolbar".
See " Extending the GUI of XMLmind XML Editor" in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/dev/gui.html
Of course, if you edit documents not associated to a *configuration*
(this is the case for XHTML, DocBook, DITA), then this is not possible.
What is a configuration is explained here:
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/configure/what_is_a_config.html
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