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Monday, December 8, 2003 Bob Kerstetter wrote:
I know XML source should work, but at least for me, creating XML source is unproductive. I work with a text editor and find writing this:
``Hello world,'' says HAL.
much more productive than writing this:
<p>“Hello world”</p>, says HAL.
Maybe I'm missing something, but for writing, XML's markup requirements -- which are invisible to field-based data entry screen -- are way too intense for hand-editing. TeX source is much less verbose. It is easier to create, proof (both visually and audibly), spell check troubleshoot, etc. I have not seen an editor capable of doing XML source in a productive manner, like (La)TeX with text editor.
I agree with you. Productive editing of XML document requires specialized editors, and I still haven't found an (open source) one that was up to the task. Vex is quite promising, in this regard. -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta