I agree that author mode should have word-processor like features. Unfortunately, it lacks one major feature. It does not have the equivalent of a styles menu for body, paragraphs and fonts. Although, the underlying CSS page can contain all of the styling information in any order, the standard mode for a word-processor like Microsoft Word and preferably Adobe FrameMaker is to have separate menus for pages, paragraphs, fonts, etc. Since CSS has these levels, a CSS page can be and is often organized by them. Thus, a pull-down tree should be organized by them and at each level permit the user to change the style except when the style is read-only. The mechanism of making these changes should include fill-in suggestions. The result is an ultra-powerful web page and EPUB creation system that is much more powerful and versatile than Microsoft Word or Adobe FrameMaker. Robert (Bob) Leif, Ph.D. -----Original Message----- From: oxygen-user-bounces@oxygenxml.com [mailto:oxygen-user-bounces@oxygenxml.com] On Behalf Of Syd Bauman Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2014 6:38 AM To: <oxygen-user@oxygenxml.com> Subject: Re: [oXygen-user] Easy insertion of en/em-dash Good point. I concede that I meant in "text" mode, and don't care much what hapens in author mode. JK> I tend to disagree -- oXygen has two different products hidden below JK> "Text" and "Author" tabs. From author mode one would expect word JK> processor like features and current auto-correct options for smart JK> quotes can already be enabled/disabled. Of course in text mode JK> editor shouldn't mess with typed characters. LC> That depends on what mode you are using it under. If you are LC> editing a DocBook, DITA, TEI, etc. in Author mode, then it could be LC> considered a words 😉 processor. _______________________________________________ oXygen-user mailing list oXygen-user@oxygenxml.com http://www.oxygenxml.com/mailman/listinfo/oxygen-user