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Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 17:55:38 +0200
To: forrest-dev@xml.apache.org
From: Bert Van Kets <bert@vankets.com>
Subject: Re: Fw: WYSIWYG XML editor via JS/ActiveX
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I am implementing a browser based editor too.  I based it on the XS-DHTML 
editor from sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/xsdheditor/
It's an html editor, but some XSL can convert this to the correct XML.  I 
receive the content in a request parameter and convert the html string to a 
valid XHTML DOM tree with JTidy. I admit I had some help from Bruno, a 
colleague of Steven so solve some issues.  A little XSLT and a 
SourceWritingTransfomer later everything is updated on the disk.

I know it's not true XML editing like Xopus is doing, but, hey, it works 
and is a valid alternative a this time.  when Xopus is released in OS and 
is does XML/XSLT editing I will implement that one with support for the 
Document-v11.dtd.

Bert

At 14:53 29/05/2002 +0200, you wrote:
>God listens to our prayers ;-)
>
>--
>Nicola Ken Barozzi                   nicolaken@apache.org
>             - verba volant, scripta manent -
>    (discussions get forgotten, just code remains)
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Hartle" <mhartle@hartle-klug.com>
>To: <cocoon-dev@xml.apache.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 2:36 PM
>Subject: WYSIWYG XML editor via JS/ActiveX
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > some time ago, I started working on an semantical oriented, yet WYSIWYG
> > XML editor for IE 5.5+, after being unsatisfied with some aspects of
> > Xopus. It is not yet finished and lacks some aspects (content changes
> > work, structural changes don't), but the basic components are there. I
> > think this editor can be extended to support both IE and Mozilla; I am
> > willing to donate it to the ASF.
> >
> > For the interested who have a WebDAV-enabled directory available
> > somewhere (e.g. most Tomcat users should have a webdav/ webapp
> > available), grab yourself the contents of this zip archive and extract
> > it into a directory called editor/ below the webdav/ directory. Then
> > visit Microsoft at
> >
> >
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?URL=/downloads/sample.asp?ur
>l=/MSDN-FILES/027/001/766/msdncompositedoc.xml
> >
> > and download the "CAB file for Redistribution"; it contains an
> > executable which in turn contains the necessary msxml4.cab; put this cab
> > file into the editor/ directory, too, as it allows the ActiveX
> > components for needed client-side XML and XSLT functionality to be
> > offered for installation when needed.
> >
> > When going to http://<yourserver>:<yourport>/webdav/editor/test.html,
> > you might be asked to install the signed Microsoft ActiveX-component for
> > MSXML4, if it is not available on your client; this is for side-by-side
> > install, so this should not hurt anything. Finally you see the sample
> > page; here, click on "Load", then feel free to edit content; when ready,
> > click on "Save"; you can check your results by clicking on "View XML".
> > Drag'n'Drop and Cut'n'Paste work as they should; Right-mouse click shows
> > some bonus information, just click on the yellow box to make it vanish.
> >
> > Have fun, fire at will ;)
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Michael Hartle,
> > Hartle & Klug GbR
> >