On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:09:16 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> > XML is a machine-readable file format that just happens to use ASCII
> > characters, it is not meant to be modified by a text editor, so if
> > your program uses XML configuration files, it should include a means
> > of editing those files that does not include the use of vim.  
> 
> which almost by definition means you need an xml-information parser on
> par with an xml-parser to figure out what the hell the fields mean,
> then design an intelligent viewer-editor thingy that lets the user
> add-delete-change the information in the xml file. All the while
> displaying to the user at least some information about the fields in
> view.

Or a pretty GUI with clicky boxes to change the settings while never
letting the user see the contents of the XML.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

We are phasing in a "paperless office," starting with the restrooms.

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