Hi folks, Though it was never intended for public use, the recurring discussions about entities and the use of "variables" for things like product names, company names etc. has inspired me to publish a plugin for XXE I've been using to solve this problem.
The plugin works for DocBook documents only and lets you point to a file containing a <glossary>. You can then select each <glossterm> from a list in a dialog, and the one you select will be included using the Include command in XXE. This is a very non-intrusive way of getting the "power" you used to get from using plain entities while using the slicker XInclude approach. I could go on all night about how this isn't really ready for public use, but to cut it short: The plugin has only been used by me on a single Windows machine and is not tested or polished in any way, so use it at your own risk. That being said, it has proven a huge productivity booster for me. You can get it here: http://techwriter.dk/tools/xxe/glosstool.html If enough people show interest, I might be able to find some time to polish it up a bit and weed out any bugs that show up. /claus PS: Hussein, I hold a professional license for XXE, but I assume that a plugin like this can be used by standard users as well without violating the license terms? -- Technical Communicator Web: http://techwriter.dk/ Phone: (+45) 262 000 94 Email: claus at techwriter.dk
