Markup in Editing Window

Markup is convenient for editing script-like documents where seeing XML tags is helpful.

Figure 1. A document rendered with markup tags.



Lists rendered with markup tags have a view close to their view in pure WYSIWYG mode: you see a column of items as they go.

Figure 2. A list rendered with markup tags and without them.



Unlike lists, tables rendered with markup tags differ significantly from tables in pure WYSIWYG mode: table entries are shown row by row.

Figure 3. A table rendered with markup tags and without them.



You can change the representation details of markup tags in the Preferences Dialog > Tag Style Tab . For details, see Specifying Tag Style.

To switch off markup tags, choose View > Hide Markup or click the Hide Markup button on the Status bar.

Even without displaying XML markup tags, editing and navigation in Serna is pretty easy, especially with the help of ContentMap and context hints:
  • ContentMap pane shows your document in a tree-like manner, which is convenient for precise selection, drag-and-drop, cut/copy/paste and navigation.

    Figure 4. ContentMap eases editing and navigation.



  • Context hints show you whether the cursor is inside/before/after an element or between some elements, which also facilitates the authoring process.

    Figure 5. Context hints in the Editing Window ease editing and navigation.



Related information
Content Rendering