Hussein: --- Hussein Shafie <hussein at xmlmind.com> wrote:
> Andreas Kemkes wrote: > > ... > > Do I need to look at the Java API? Which parts? > > Difficult to say. > I was hoping that I could write some custom commands or GUI extensions or whatever it takes. My thoughts were as following: receive a callback when insertions and deletions occur (maybe when the undo/redo list is updated) wrap the content appropriately (e.g., xhtml:ins and xhtml:del or use edit attribute ala xhtml2.0) use the style sheet for the visual feedback Are ContextChangeListener, DocumentListener the right place to start? Or maybe Chapter 12 / 3.2.2 Strategy c using the editing context? > > Are there other redlining examples that I could be > > looking at? > > Not in XMLmind XML Editor. See Syntext Serna > http://www.syntext.com/products/serna/index.htm > Yes, I've briefly looked at Serna. They are using processing instructions to maintain the delta, if I recall correctly - not sure what to think. > > Is there anything on the roadmap for future > XMLMind > > versions? > > Yes, in the long term. > That sounds good. > But remembering what has changed, who did it, why, > when, will never be > the job the future XMLmind XML Editor. > > * We are convinced that this is the job of a smart > back-end. > For general change management I tend to agree, but there are use cases in my opinion that are more author centric. Nonetheless, I would like to hear if you know of any backend tools that would serve such a purpose. Does DeltaXML at http://www.deltaxml.com/products/index.html fit your architectural thinking? Would it be possible and reasonable to use XMLMind for the presentation of what the backend produces? > * We really want to keep XMLmind XML Editor a pure > authoring tool. > It is the authors that are requesting it in our case. We are getting a lot of push back for this one reason. > * We refuse to store the detail of changes in the > XML document being edited. > What if the XML document type supports it (e.g., xhtml)? Thanks, Andreas __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

