Topic: XML Authoring Tool for Technical Writer (Page 1 of 1)

I have an XML structure that I would like to have our technical write author using. The example follows.

<application-framework>
  <title>RealNet 7</title>
  <description>
    Large block for marked up text.
  </description>
  <application>
    <title>Asset Management</title>
    <description>
      Large block of formatted text.
    </description>
    <module>
      <title>Property</title>
      <description>...</description>
      <screen>
        <title>Profile</title>
        <description>...</description>
        <tab>
          <title>Summary</title>
          <description>...</description>
          <field>
            <name>Weighted Average Occupancy</name>
            <description>The weighted average occupancy for this property.</description>
            <calculation>Average Occupancy / Weight Factor</calculation>
         </field>
       </tab>
     </screen>
   </module>
  </application>
</application-framework>

I am looking for an authoring tool that would allow our technical writer to author a document in this type of structure without having to deal with all of the complexities of actually authoring in XML.

Does anyone know of a tool that would allow a user to do this?

Dan
Code Town | Zombie Head | How Much TP?

The SGML version of FrameMaker will allow you to create a document then write it as XML. However, it's quite expensive. I haven't looked at the capabilities of the personal versions of FrameMaker in several years, You might have a look at to see if some of those features have migrated to the less expensive levels.

BTW: FrameMaker is and adobe product.

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-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.

That is a bit out of our price range for something of this nature.

I figured there must be a tool that would allow you to setup different style rules that would be applied to the document and have the different rules output as XML markup.

If this type of thing does not exist, I would imagine it would be pretty easy to create. Might fill a niche then...

Dan
Code Town | Zombie Head | How Much TP?

Complexities of authoring XML? ...wha?

Anyways. It'd be pretty easy to make a web app for it using input elements.

web app was my first thought as well. can't imagine a better or easier solution actually...