I've been keeping a list of things I notice. Many of them are small configuration tweaks that I can do on my own, but they might as well make their way into the distribution. Since you're putting together a user wish list, I figured I'd send what I have now :)
Thanks, David * Configuration enhancement: Add "DocBook -> Convert to HTMLHelp" (I know you're already planning Eclipse). Convert to HTMLHelp could run hhc.exe (assuming htmlhelp workshop is installed and in the PATH) and take them all the way to a .chm just like a GUI HAT (Help Authoring Tool). * Question: I can't seem to put text in some situations. I can't do this: <para>Foo <itemizedlist>....</itemizedlist> I can't put text here, but I should be able to.</para> I have to do this: <para>Foo </para> <itemizedlist>....</itemizedlist> <para>I can't put text here, but I should be able to.</para> Maybe I missed something in the help/docs? * Comment: Colspecs hard to add in docbook tables (I think I have to select thead, then insert before). Anything you can do to make tables easier to deal with would be good. Converting an informaltable to a table is hard. Probably some macros around tables are in order. I'll have to think about what specifically would be useful. * Feature idea: Norm Walsh has a docbook diffing tool and a Java version exists. It would be very cool if this were integrated into xmlmind: http://www.nwalsh.com/java/diffmk/index.html * Question: When I open a xml document that contains Japanese (utf-8), the characters are square boxes. This is not a high priority for me--the translation house will use whatever tools they want on the xml, but I thought I'd mention it. Maybe I have something configured wrong? * Someone asked about cvs integration on the list: I'd suggest using the Escape+e keybinding (in the supplemental docbook material) to drop into emacs and then use emacs' cvs integration. * Enhancement: It should be possible to 'copy' or 'cut' from node path bar like you can from within the doc using the contextual menu choices. * Configuration enhancement: In DocBook, procedures and some other constructs are also lists, so put them in the addListItem command in common.incl: <command name="docb.addListItem"> <macro> <sequence> <command name="selectNode" parameter="ancestor[implicitElement] itemizedlist orderedlist variablelist procedure simplelist segmentedlist qandaset calloutlist" /> <!-- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --> <command name="selectNode" parameter="child" /> <command name="insertNode" parameter="sameElementAfter" /> </sequence> </macro> </command> Also, bind it to a key by default since it's such a common thing: <binding> <keyPressed code="ENTER" modifiers="alt ctrl"/> <command name="docb.addListItem" /> </binding> * Configuration enhancement: Make xmlmind take you back to your original spot when you return from the external editor (i.e. back to where you were in xmlmind when you left, not the beginning of the doc. Obviously where you were in the external editor would be impossible). I realize that the ESCAPE+e trick is part of the docbook extension tutorial thing. * Bug: DocBook segmentedlist/seg not formatted in editor. * Bug: DocBook qandaset/answer is buggy in the editor. You can't enter text in the 'answer' * Configuration enhancement: The button "Add orderedlist" should be a dropdown that includes procedure, orderedlist, and calloutlist. Variablelist button might as well be a dropdown with all other types of lists: simplelist, segmentedlist.
