# Any interest in a GUI editor?

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/any-interest-in-a-gui-editor/330>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/any-interest-in-a-gui-editor/330 "2007-10-02T21:43:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_Stillman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dan\_Stillman](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Dan_Stillman)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/any-interest-in-a-gui-editor/330/21 "2007-10-10T18:06:02Z")

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Or have a Valid/Invalid indicator that updates continuously (on a short  
delay after typing stops), with the ability to click on it to pull up  
the raw output of the validation tool.

I imagine that’s what we’d do if we extended csledit.xul (or turned it  
into a web app), since that has live previewing.

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/any-interest-in-a-gui-editor/330/22 "2007-10-10T18:12:25Z")

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Dan Stillman wrote:\> On 10/10/07 1:59 PM, Bruce D’Arcus wrote:

> > Peter Hedlund wrote:
> > 
> > > I will most likely introduce a validation menu command. I think validation on  
> > > each save would be too intrusive.
> > 
> > The only way you’d want to do continuous validation is if you did it the  
> > way an XML editor does it: flagging the errors with red inline. Probably  
> > too much work.
> 
> Or have a Valid/Invalid indicator that updates continuously (on a short  
> delay after typing stops), with the ability to click on it to pull up  
> the raw output of the validation tool.

That’s a nice idea!

BTW, this set of tools is really wicked fast, and excellent:

[http://www.davidashen.net/rnv.html](http://www.davidashen.net/rnv.html)

Bruce

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