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Yahor Radtsevich updated JBIDE-5663:
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Fix Version/s: 4.0.x
(was: 4.0.0.Alpha2)
improved WYSIWYG editor experience
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Key: JBIDE-5663
URL:
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-5663
Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
Issue Type: Feature Request
Components: Visual Page Editor core
Reporter: Igor Jacy Lino Campista
Assignee: Yahor Radtsevich
Fix For: 4.0.x
I normally use the jboss tools 3 and it could be really really useful and productive if
the visual editor would be more intelligent and user friendly when working on top of it.
With that I mean not only resize some visible components or change a few properties but
really the consistency how one has a workflow working mostly visually for all JSF
components (i.e. Richfaces).
For example creating a table from scratch is actually not that a simple task. and At some
point you cannot even drag and drop a column since the editor won't allowing (showing
the red icon). The Netbeans JSP editor when drag-n-droping a table, it will show a dummy
nice-looking table with 3 sample columns ready to modify them. Adding extra columns
visually in the netbeans editor also fits quite well, etc.
I recently came across a nice DITA WYSIWYG editor (Serna) in the technical
documentation domain (You may editor docbook or DITA content totally visual). see
http://www.syntext.com/products/serna-free/
and also
http://www.syntext.com/images/screenshots/serna-free-on-vista.png
In the Serna editor, the easiness of adding new elements working on the visual part is
really amazing. It shows quite well where you are (for example you know when you are
before, within or after an element) and adding extra elements feels also quite good
(ctrl-enter gives you a dialog of elements you can add based on where you are. INSIDE THE
VISUAL PART of the editor).
Totally a charm to use.
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