I use Xml Mind's XXE which used to offer a free for Open Source version. Sadly they changed this recently and now offer a trial version instead, which is time limited.<br><br>I write docs for the Firebird Database<br>Project, and we use the last free version.<br><br>I suspect if you search for "free Xie" then you will most likely find it.<br><br>It is nearly WYSIWYG but not quite as the on screen rendering uses a local copy of DocBook XSL which is not the one that Publican uses. But it's good enough.<br><br>It also allows you to access the raw XML as well, should you need to.<br><br>If you can find version 5, you should be good to go.<br><br>Good luck.<br><br>Norm. <br><br>Sent from my HTC phone, tiny screen, tiny keyboard, fat fingers! Please excuse typos and spelling etc. ;-)<br><br><div id="htc_header" style="">----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Frederic Monestel" <fred.itfm@gmail.com><br>To: "Publican discussions" <publican-list@redhat.com><br>Subject: [publican-list] Tips on How to best use Publican / Docbook<br>Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 21:10<br><br></div><br><div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>I am looking for a good free editor GUI and Wysiwyg if possible to write some documentation on Publican.</div><div>I am quite disappointed that serna-free is not available anymore, can you please recommend what you think is the best option?</div>
<div>Many thanks for your help and kind regards,</div><div>Frederic<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:39 AM, Jared Morgan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmorgan@redhat.com" target="_blank">jmorgan@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Frederic<br><br>It depends on how you like to write your XML. <br>
<br>Do you like to work with raw XML and see the code (sounds like you do)? Or do you like to have an abstracted view and get a WYSIWYG view of your XML? <br><br>If you prefer a GUI style, then I'll put a vote in for Serna Free. <a href="http://www.syntext.com/products/serna-free/" target="_blank">http://www.syntext.com/products/serna-free/</a><br>
<br>I've done video tutorials about how to use it. More tutorials will be done when I get a chance. <a href="https://vimeo.com/groups/111908" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/groups/111908</a><br><br>Cheers<br><br><div>
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</div><br><hr><blockquote style="padding-left:5px;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;margin-left:5px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal;border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255)"><b>From: </b>"Frederic Monestel" <<a href="mailto:fred.itfm@gmail.com" target="_blank">fred.itfm@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:publican-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">publican-list@redhat.com</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:14:53 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[publican-list] Tips on How to best use Publican / Docbook<div>
<div class="h5"><br><br><span>Hi everybody,</span><br>
<br><span>I am new to Publican and I am seeking some practical advice on how to best use Publican and Docbook.</span><br>
<span>Could you please share your experience and any tips and tricks?</span><br>
<span>Also another question is which IDE are you using? </span><div><span>I am using emacs at the moment with nXML plugin but I have not found a quick and easy way to write tags and to maybe automatically close them...</span><br>
<br><span>Many thanks for your help and keep up the good work!</span><br>
<font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:19px">Regards,</span></font></div>
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