RE: Entities Was: RE: use cases for d-o-e

I wrote:
" anyway
 in situations like this it might be useful to output entities into the
 document, because the document is one that will be edited further down the
 line by a human."

>Do you expect them to use generic text editors?
>I was under the impression that XML editors and related tools
>have been evolved to a stage where entities are no longer a
>significant advantage.
>But i may be biased, my editing environment (Emacs+PSGML, XMetal)
>doesn't add much comfort for entities while everything else
>is much more enjoyable than using a plain text editor.
>Particularly XMetal seems to actively discourage the usage of
>entities.

I guess you're right, I prefer just using a programmer's editor that I can
customize like synedit. Something about XMetal rubs me the wrong way, but
I'm not sure what it is, just never have liked it. Something about Xml Spy
rubs me the wrong way, and I'm sure what it is, mainly xsl-t stuff. So when
I thought about outputting entities I probably thought more about my, and
maybe a couple other people that I work with, convenience.



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