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• To: "Bryce K. Nielsen" <bryce@s...>
• Subject: Re: XML-appropriate editing data structures
• From: sstouden@t...
• Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 23:10:09 -0500 (CDT)
• Cc: XML Developer List <xml-dev@l...>
• In-reply-to: <092401c41f1b$da251d60$180110ac@PREZ>

I am enjoying this session on editing data structures.  
The thing that has impressed me the most in the past few 
weeks about xml is that finding a suitable authoring tool
is pretty much  it must fit thing.  The correct tool
for a particular type of job is important to success.

Is that true or have I not yet found a good universal xml
authoring tool?



sterling



On Sat, 10 Apr 2004, Bryce K. Nielsen wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Henrik Martensson" <henrik.martensson@b...>
> 
> > When I talk to (other) writers, they frequently have the same criticisms
> > of XML based authoring systems:
> [SNIP]
> > When authors complain of a slow editing environment this can usually be
> > traced to one of the following causes:
> >
> 
> This, I think, is the problem. You're coming from the point of view of an
> "author", one specific usage of XML. XML usage is so broad that you can't
> assume the way you use XML is the way others use XML. I don't use XML as an
> author would. I don't use it to mark chapters, etc. Outside of that realm,
> it's completely inpractical to use XML the way you do. And visa versa, the
> way I use XML is probably inpractical to authors.
> 
> Bryce K. Nielsen
> SysOnyx, Inc. (www.sysonyx.com)
> Makers of xmlHack, the Fast XML Editor
> http://www.sysonyx.com/products/xmlhack
> 
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