Hello, Not true, but first is the problem of pure XML. It's been a while since I used Flare, but I recall it wrote only XHTML and elements in its own namespace. As XML should be extensible, I'd say Flare, while what its storages format is indeed pure XML, is not purely an XML authoring tool. It's a Flare authoring tool. (Please, no flaming. Flare is a pretty sharp tool, but the question is about XML authoring.)
Scott Prentice is right. FrameMaker makes XML as pure as can be. The problem is users can make big mistakes by not paying attention to how their XML gets saved. I believe such inattention is the source FrameMaker's reputation as an XML editor, and it's a bad rap. Xmetal and Arbortext Editor will always write XML, but they can also mess up your files pretty well if you aren't keeping an eye on them. Kevin >I was told that the XML output from FrameMaker was not "pure XML,"...that it >adds some kind of FrameMaker tagging. That was the rationale for a company I >interviewed with to move from FrameMaker to MadCap Flare? >I am interested in making sure I use the best tool for XML output. > >Thanks for all responses! > >-- >Jan Whitacre > >214-704-7952 > >Whit Write: Technical communication >that puts the user first. > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. > >Send list messages to [email protected]. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[email protected] >or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kevinf%40dim.com > >Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
