Hi Charles; The editor that I'm most familiar with is XMetaL, and I worked for SoftQuad's development group as a technical product manager in the mid- and late- nineties. That said, of the editors that I'm familiar with: XMetaL, Epic, and Authentic, XMetaL and Epic are the most mature, having been around since SGML days. Windows Shell Scripting support was added to XMetaL about five years ago, and I believe that it is the easiest of the three to integrate using standard scripting languages and ActiveX. It has Java support as well, but I don't recommend it unless you have a particular reason to use it. Nearly every aspect of the editor is available to JScript, VBScript, PERL, through a COM API. Epic has added good scripting support, but it relies more heaviliy on propriatary interfaces and technologies (like FOSI). XMetaL is (IMO) better for adherance to standards, although the two are roughly equivalent in terms of capabilities.
I'm not sure what your integration requirements are, but both XMetaL and Epic have comprehensive integrations with most of the major CMS's. If you have any more specific questions about editors, or about XMetaL in particular, I'd be happy to answer them off-list (or on-list, if your questions are general enough). Best, Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Reitzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: [cms-list] XML Editors > Hi All, > > I have seen some mention of the new crop of XML editing tools, but have yet > to see in depth reviews anywhere of these. I am thinking of products like > Adobe GoLive, Altova Authentic and ArborText Epic. Perhaps there are others. > > Do folks have experience with any of these and how do their integration > strategies compare? Any info appreciated. > > take it easy, > Charles Reitzel > > -- > http://cms-list.org/ > trim your replies for good karma. -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.
