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        !             3: \textbf{Daxe Editor Overview}
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        !             5: The LON-CAPA Daxe editor lets authors edit HTML files and LON-CAPA problem files.  
        !             6: It provides a dynamic graphical user interface with a preview, making it easy to see the resulting web page.  
        !             7: Daxe understands the LON-CAPA language perfectly, providing a list of elements that can be inserted at the 
        !             8: cursor position, and checking the file validity in real-time.
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        !            10: Daxe is an alternative to the LON-CAPA ``colorful'' editor (which is the current editor by default).  
        !            11: Compared to the ``colorful'' editor, Daxe provides a more dynamic interface: elements can be inserted anywhere 
        !            12: at any time without the need for saving and reloading the document, and the display is updated immediately.  
        !            13: Daxe also provides a preview that is updated whenever the document is saved.
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        !            15: Daxe is not meant to replace the source editor (which is sometimes called ``plain text editor'', 
        !            16: or ``XML editor'' even though its syntax is not XML): this text editor can still be useful to fix errors 
        !            17: in a document syntax, and for authors who prefer to use a simple text editor.  
        !            18: Note that when Daxe is used, the resulting document will always have a correct syntax, 
        !            19: so it is a better-suited editor for authors who are not used to the syntax.