Thanks so much for the quick and informative reply. This was the reason the
instructor recommended I get in touch with you!
Your responses were great and I'll utilize all the information next time I'm
using the tool.
Keep up the good work!
Regards,
Melvyn Mildiner
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Beit Shemesh, Israel
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Email: melvyn at mildiner.com <melvyn at excalibur.co.il>
On 9/11/06, Hussein Shafie <hussein at xmlmind.com> wrote:
>
> Melvyn Mildiner wrote:
> > I went to an XML training course last week and it was suggested that we
> > use your XMLmind XML Editor for editing our XML files.
> >
> > During my subsequent usage I have a few suggestions and comments that I
> > was encouraged to pass on to you. The following are in no particular
> > order. Please note that I like your product and intend to carry on using
> > it.
>
> Thank you for this feedback!
>
>
> >
> > * It's not possible to select an Xref with my keyboard - have to
> > click it with the mouse.
>
> I'm afraid that such empty elements are intrinsically hard to select
> using the keyboard.
>
> However, you can do it if you really want:
> [1] Use Ctrl+UpArrow to select the text node.
> [2] Then, use Ctrl+Shift+DownArrow to select the xref which is the
> following sibling of currently selected text node.
>
>
>
> > * Tooltips ought to mention shortcut keys where these exist (e.g.
> > instead of "Convert [wrap]" make the tip "Convert [wrap]
> > (Ctrl+T)". You've done this for New, Open, and Save but it would
> > be nice if it were done across the application.
>
> Right. We'll add these tooltips.
>
>
>
> > * I was told that there was a spellcheck but it's greyed out. If
> > this is because I am using the free version of XMLMind then please
> > make this clear in the application. A note such as "Only available
> > in the premium version" would have saved the time I spent trying
> > to debug why this feature would not turn on.
>
> Free Standard Edition has a spell checker, but not the *automatic*,
> check-as-you-type, one. Please use "Tools|Check Spelling" (Ctrl+Shift+S)
> or the "Spell" tab.
>
> The button found at the bottom/left of the window turns the *automatic*
> spell-checker on and off. It is useless in Standard Edition. That's why
> it will disappear from the GUI of XMLmind XML Editor v3.5 Standard
> Edition.
>
>
>
> > * Please add ".xml" to file names when saving.
>
> We are always reluctant to implement this kind of feature.
>
> * Why ".xml"? I mean, why not use ".docb" for DocBook documents?
> * It is strongly recommended to use ".dita" and ".ditamap" for DITA
> documents.
> * etc, etc.
>
>
>
>
> > When converting to
> > "HTML one page" please add ".html" to the file name.
>
> In all cases, XMLmind XML Editor already suggests a name having an
> acceptable extension. (e.g. taken from the document template in the case
> of a new document.)
>
>
>
> > * If I have four external documents referenced it would be nice to
> > differentiate or break in some way to show me that there are
> > multiple docs. Currently a single block of blue is shown. A 1px
> > horizontal white line between files would give all the emphasis
> > necessary whilst showing that there are different referenced
> items.
>
> It is pretty easy to implement that by slightly modifying the stock CSS
> style sheets, but we prefer not to do it in order to keep the document
> view as simple as possible.
>
> When from time to time, you want to see the kind of boundaries (and
> other useful info about the included modules) you are talking about, I
> would suggest to switch to the "Show info about included elements" style
> sheet.
>
>
>
> > * I love that the interface is tabbed for files but the industry
> > standard for switching between open tabs is to use Ctrl+Tab and
> > Ctrl+Shift+Tab. I know about Ctrl+Shift+P and Ctrl+Shift+N but
> > since you're not using the Ctrl+Tab keys for anything else, would
> > it be possible to add these keys?
>
> Ctrl+Tab is used to insert tab characters ('\t') in elements having
> xml:space="preserve" (e.g. a pre or a programlisting). (This, because
> Tab always moves the caret to the following text node.)
>
>
>
>
> > * Need a "Refresh" type key for a book that's composed of external
> > docs. I have a book with multiple sourced chapters but when I
> > change the chapters, the book doesn't appear to reflect the
> > changes. Currently the only way to get the changes is to close the
> > file then reopen it.
>
> That would make working with modular documents really tedious! No,
> fortunately there are solutions:
>
> [1] When you work with modular documents, you need to use
> * "Edit|Document Reference|Edit Referencing Document" (Shift+Ctrl+B)
> * and "Edit|Document Reference|Edit Referenced Document" (Shift+Ctrl+E)
> to navigate between the master document and the modules. (You have two
> toolbar button which do that too.)
>
> By using Shift+Ctrl+B and Shift+Ctrl+E, you'll automatically refresh the
> master documents (plus other niceties related to the selection).
>
> That is, in such case, try not to use Ctrl+Shift+P and Ctrl+Shift+N or
> the document tabs.
>
> [2] Alternatively, View|Redraw (Ctrl+L) will do exactly what you want,
> even for modules modified outside XMLmind XML Editor.
>
>
>
> > * Would be nice to be able to drag and drop selected elements
> > (paras, sections, etc.).
>
> This feature request has already been recorded in the User's Wish List (
> http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/wish_list.html ).
>
>
>
> ---
> PS: You'll find a two-page, PDF, quick reference card with XXE v3.5.
>
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