>>>>> "SR" == Sebastian Rahtz <[log in to unmask]> writes: SR> Michael John Downes writes: >> >> And with what editing interface for authors? >> SR> Well, zillions of people/authors do very nicely thanks with tools like SR> HotMetal, Author/Editor, Framemaker, Word They do it, but not nicely. I have to work with these programs, they're real crap. A good editor allows actions on the structure of the edited document (e.g., deleting/moving/transposing words, word-parts, sentences, parenthised remarks, paragraphs, SGML elements, etc.) The document manipulation capabilities of these so-called tools are primitive by all means. Cheers, Joachim [Favorite quote concerning this subject:] software industry, the: unique industry where selling substandard goods is legal and you can charge extra for fixing the problems. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Joachim Schrod Email: [log in to unmask] Net & Publication Consultance GmbH Tel.: +49-6074-861530 Roedermark, Germany Fax: +49-6074-861531