Re: [xsl] Lightweight XSLT editor (was: Re: [xsl] Passing an XSLT variable into a <a name="Ixxx" href="javascript:location= line.)

[James Fuller <jim.fuller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joris Gillis wrote:

> Tempore 12:17:14, die 09/21/2005 AD, hinc in
> xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx scripsit andrew welch
> <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>>> I've been using notepad for all my XSLT coding for 2 years now. I'm
>>> not broken (yet).
>>
>>
>> Move on Joris... you'll never look back.
>
>
> I've never found anything else that fits my demands. (The primary
> reason for that being that I've never really looked for anything else)
>
> demands are:
>
> * Lightweight, tiny, fast code editor.
> * Very simple UI.
>     ** No tree views, no grid views, no mapping views, no floating
> toolbars...
>     ** Just a screen were I can see the pointy brackets.
> * Very basic functionality (line count, syntax highlighting, tag
> completion - adapted for XSLT)
>     ** No XSLT processing functions, no debugging, no Xpath/Xquery
> testing
> * Able to detect file changes
> * Not written in Java
> * My budget: 0 cents. (preferably open source)


if u are commandline orientated GNU emacs or Xemacs with nXML mode is a
winner everytime.

if its windows...I found using TextPad and PFE useful, Textpad has
useful plugin xml modules

if its mac osx AquaEmacs is a good option

gl, Jim Fuller