I use the outline view exclusively for dragging and dropping, so I almost never use the full-tags view.
Cheers, E. ---- Eliot Kimber, Owner Contrext, LLC http://contrext.com On 5/27/16, 8:48 AM, "Wendell Piez" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: >Hi, > >I totally agree with Eliot. The operator should know how to switch >between the tag views, and also how to use the breadcrumbs and what >they mean. Additionally, I would add the trick of keeping half an eye >on the outline view if there are ever questions about where your >cursor is pointing in Author mode. In fact, clicking around the >Outline and watching the breadcrumbs and element selection is a good >lesson in what's going on (to people used only to dynamic WYSIWYG UIs >-- or to the already-knowledgeable such as a Structured Framemaker >person). > >In Author mode I end up using Partial Tags or No Tags most of the >time, rarely (but not never) switching to one of the other tag views >in Author. It is interesting how, given other cues (such as the >breadcrumbs, also what the CSS may offer), the brain learns to "see" >the element containment hierarchy. And this happens despite the fact >that (in my case) Every Week is a New Document Type, so the particular >elements in the hierarchy are not even the same as last time. > >One reason I will switch to Full Tags or Block Tags is so I can drag >and drop using tag icons as handles. This is a nice thing to demo as >well. The point, however, should be that the different views are >useful in their different ways, and operators should do what works for >them -- while knowing all their options. > >Cheers, Wendell > > >On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Eliot Kimber <[email protected]> >wrote: >> If you're writing an authoring guide probably useful to discuss those >>three >> tag modes, the context breadcrumbs, the outline view, and the attributes >> view so authors know they have options. >> >> Cheers, >> >> E. >> ---- >> Eliot Kimber, Owner >> Contrext, LLC >> http://contrext.com >> >> From: "Sanford, Richard C" <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 4:57 PM >> To: Eliot Kimber <[email protected]>, Oxygen User >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: [oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode >> >> Great, thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:55 PM >> To: Sanford, Richard C <[email protected]>; >> [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode >> >> >> >> I prefer the "partial tags" mode as it makes for the least clutter but >>still >> makes it clear where tag boundaries are in running text. I'm also used >>to >> using the breadcrumbs to know what my element context is or using the >> outline view to navigate around in the absence of tags in the main view. >> >> >> >> But I know a lot of people prefer the full-tags mode and that's >>probably the >> best starting point for new authors. >> >> >> >> Full tags with attributes tends to be too much noise and you can always >>use >> the attributes panel to see what the attributes are. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Eliot >> >> ---- >> >> Eliot Kimber, Owner >> >> Contrext, LLC >> >> http://contrext.com >> >> >> >> From: <[email protected]> on behalf of "Sanford, >>Richard C" >> <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2:49 PM >> To: Oxygen User <[email protected]> >> Subject: [oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode >> >> >> >> I¹m creating authoring guidelines for a group of training developers who >> will use oXygen XML Author to edit DITA content in Author mode. I would >>like >> to be able to recommend a tags view. The screen captures, and sometimes >>the >> procedures in my documentation, are dependent on the tags view. Since I >>use >> Text mode 99% of the time, I would appreciate advice on the most >>usable, or >> the most commonly used, tags view. >> >> One of the training developers is experienced in Structured FrameMaker; >>the >> others have little or no experience with a structured authoring tool. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ oXygen-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.oxygenxml.com/mailman/listinfo/oxygen-user >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> oXygen-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.oxygenxml.com/mailman/listinfo/oxygen-user >> > > > >-- >Wendell Piez | http://www.wendellpiez.com >XML | XSLT | electronic publishing >Eat Your Vegetables >_____oo_________o_o___ooooo____ooooooo_^ >_______________________________________________ >oXygen-user mailing list >[email protected] >https://www.oxygenxml.com/mailman/listinfo/oxygen-user _______________________________________________ oXygen-user mailing list [email protected] https://www.oxygenxml.com/mailman/listinfo/oxygen-user
