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[Ulf Bro <ulf.bro@xxxxxx>]

> ... The other special thing about zim is that edit
> and view mode are not separated...
> 
> The fact that I don't need to switch between edit and view mode is
> what makes zim so unique, and that paradigm really should be kept.
> For instance, if you see a mistake or type on a page, you simply go
> and correct it. You don't need to switch to an edit mode, search for
> the place with the error there, fix it, and switch back to view mode.

The editor I use in everyday life is Vim (Vi). Here you switch between
modes all the time. But you do so without taking your fingers off the
keyboard. A similar "edit" mode in Zim would be no harm so long as one
could keep the mouse out of the business.

> One thing that surely should be added is a way to easily switch the 
> editor to "raw mode" where it does not do any rendering. It should
> not be understood or used as the default edit mode, but it may be
> sometimes useful to see or edit the raw version of a page.

That is the point I'd like to support. With one key, and this could be
a function key like F2 for example, you could open an external editor
in a new window of course on the currently displayed page (im my case
that would be Vim) and do whatever editing you find suitable. Then after
saving, do a reload with Ctrl-R and that's it.

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On the other hand you mostly really shouldn't need to do that.
Therefore there is no need to waste time doing revolutionary
development on Zim's code to enable raw editing. Just a key to open an
external editor and that's it.

Ulf