[oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode

[Eliot Kimber]

I use the outline view exclusively for dragging and dropping, so I almost
never use the full-tags view.

Cheers,

E.
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Eliot Kimber, Owner
Contrext, LLC
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On 5/27/16, 8:48 AM, "Wendell Piez" < on
behalf of > wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I totally agree with Eliot. The operator should know how to switch
>between the tag views, and also how to use the breadcrumbs and what
>they mean. Additionally, I would add the trick of keeping half an eye
>on the outline view if there are ever questions about where your
>cursor is pointing in Author mode. In fact, clicking around the
>Outline and watching the breadcrumbs and element selection is a good
>lesson in what's going on (to people used only to dynamic WYSIWYG UIs
>-- or to the already-knowledgeable such as a Structured Framemaker
>person).
>
>In Author mode I end up using Partial Tags or No Tags most of the
>time, rarely (but not never) switching to one of the other tag views
>in Author. It is interesting how, given other cues (such as the
>breadcrumbs, also what the CSS may offer), the brain learns to "see"
>the element containment hierarchy. And this happens despite the fact
>that (in my case) Every Week is a New Document Type, so the particular
>elements in the hierarchy are not even the same as last time.
>
>One reason I will switch to Full Tags or Block Tags is so I can drag
>and drop using tag icons as handles. This is a nice thing to demo as
>well. The point, however, should be that the different views are
>useful in their different ways, and operators should do what works for
>them -- while knowing all their options.
>
>Cheers, Wendell
>
>
>On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Eliot Kimber <>
>wrote:
>> If you're writing an authoring guide probably useful to discuss those
>>three
>> tag modes, the context breadcrumbs, the outline view, and the attributes
>> view so authors know they have options.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> E.
>> ----
>> Eliot Kimber, Owner
>> Contrext, LLC
>> http://contrext.com
>>
>> From: "Sanford, Richard C" <>
>> Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 4:57 PM
>> To: Eliot Kimber <>, Oxygen User
>> <>
>> Subject: RE: [oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode
>>
>> Great, thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:]
>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:55 PM
>> To: Sanford, Richard C <>;
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode
>>
>>
>>
>> I prefer the "partial tags" mode as it makes for the least clutter but
>>still
>> makes it clear where tag boundaries are in running text. I'm also used
>>to
>> using the breadcrumbs to know what my element context is or using the
>> outline view to navigate around in the absence of tags in the main view.
>>
>>
>>
>> But I know a lot of people prefer the full-tags mode and that's
>>probably the
>> best starting point for new authors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Full tags with attributes tends to be too much noise and you can always
>>use
>> the attributes panel to see what the attributes are.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>
>> Eliot
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Eliot Kimber, Owner
>>
>> Contrext, LLC
>>
>> http://contrext.com
>>
>>
>>
>> From: <> on behalf of "Sanford,
>>Richard C"
>> <>
>> Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2:49 PM
>> To: Oxygen User <>
>> Subject: [oXygen-user] Tags view in oXygen Author mode
>>
>>
>>
>> I¹m creating authoring guidelines for a group of training developers who
>> will use oXygen XML Author to edit DITA content in Author mode. I would
>>like
>> to be able to recommend a tags view. The screen captures, and sometimes
>>the
>> procedures in my documentation, are dependent on the tags view. Since I
>>use
>> Text mode 99% of the time, I would appreciate advice on the most
>>usable, or
>> the most commonly used, tags view.
>>
>> One of the training developers is experienced in Structured FrameMaker;
>>the
>> others have little or no experience with a structured authoring tool.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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