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1.1       raeburn     1: \label{Authoring_Daxe_Introduction}
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                      3: \textbf{Daxe Editor Overview}
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1.2     ! raeburn     5: The LON-CAPA Daxe editor is one of the editors which may be available in your domain for editing HTML files and LON-CAPA problem files.  
        !             6: It provides a dynamic graphical user interface with a preview to facilitate viewing of changes to the
        !             7: resulting web page.  
        !             8: As Daxe understands the LON-CAPA language perfectly, it will provide a list of elements that can be inserted at the  
        !             9: cursor position, and can check file validity in real-time.
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                     11: Daxe is an alternative to the LON-CAPA ``colorful'' editor (which is the current editor by default).  
                     12: Compared to the ``colorful'' editor, Daxe provides a more dynamic interface: elements can be inserted anywhere 
                     13: at any time without the need for saving and reloading the document, and the display is updated immediately.  
                     14: Daxe also provides a preview that is updated whenever the document is saved.
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                     16: Daxe is not meant to replace the source editor (which is sometimes called ``plain text editor'', 
1.2     ! raeburn    17: or ``XML editor'': this text editor can still be useful to fix errors 
1.1       raeburn    18: in a document syntax, and for authors who prefer to use a simple text editor.  
                     19: Note that when Daxe is used, the resulting document will always have a correct syntax, 
1.2     ! raeburn    20: so it is a better-suited editor for authors who are not familiar with the syntax.