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DocBook seems to be nice, but is there a Tool that helps using it? I mean something that would instantly show how it looks or allows editing more easily by selecting a word and then hitting a button to format it somehow, or to enter a paragraph, a index, a footnote, whatever.
Another Registered User
Posted 2009-12-02T22:01:34.790
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Try dbkeditor. It's intended to help someone learn how to write docbooks XML format. It's not too fancy, but does help with some of the complexity. Runs as a standalone jar.
DaveParillo
Posted 2009-12-02T22:01:34.790
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Take a look at asciidoc. It's a simplified language that gives you access to most docbook features without needing to write directing in Docbook's verbose tag structure.
Scribblemacher
Posted 2009-12-02T22:01:34.790
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1This answer actually is about Docbook. You can use asciidoc as a "front-end" language, instead of writing in Docbook directly. Re-reading the question though, this actually doesn't answer it, since it looks this was requesting a visual/wysiwyg-type editor. – Scribblemacher – 2015-10-02T18:04:19.247
The question is about docbook – PHPst – 2012-09-21T03:39:13.883
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Get Yelp. It opens Docbook files natively, renders them nicely, shows a browseable tree-view of the document on the left, and reloads instantly when you hit control-R.
Ken
Posted 2009-12-02T22:01:34.790
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1How would you author with this?? – DaveParillo – 2009-12-03T00:45:11.947
It's a viewer, not an editor. I assumed when he said "instantly show how it looks" I thought that's all he wanted. For editing, any XML editor will do. If you need WYSIWYG, then buy FrameMaker. – Ken – 2009-12-03T00:51:34.970
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LyX is what you're looking for.
Jephir
Posted 2009-12-02T22:01:34.790
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It says nothing about docbook, only Tex, LaTex – Paul Taylor – 2012-08-12T23:25:43.680
This is super-barebones. For a more feature-rich editor with these features, there isn't a free alternative available. The most popular paid programs for visually editing Docbook are oXygen and XMetal. – Scribblemacher – 2015-10-02T18:06:30.727