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Eh, my opinion has always been XML is Text, so why overcomplicate the editor? The editor should be a simple but powerful text editor with some very minor XML conveniences thrown in. Which was what prompted me to create the xmlHack editor. It's modelled somewhat after Allaire's Homesite application (now Macromedia's). An HTML editor with no visual bells and whistles, just simple text. I can open a 75mb document in xmlHack in about 5 seconds. Once open, the whole thing is highlighted, ready to go, no delays trying to create objects. Just your text ready for your editing. A lot of people for and against XML don't take the time to consider the proper usage of XML in large documents. Those I've spoken with who hate XML, or at least feel it's used in the wrong places, are usually because they are dealing with large documents and whatever application is processing them crumbles (such as Microsoft's Biztalk, can't handle a document larger than 20mb). And on the flipside, those for XML usually state things like XML is great for small documents, instant internet communications, etc. Both sides fail to realize that if coded properly, size matters not. Bryce K. Nielsen SysOnyx, Inc. (www.sysonyx.com) Makers of xmlHack, the Simple XML Editor http://www.sysonyx.com/products/xmlhack
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