Michel Vulpe

If XML is to have the same transforming effect on document-oriented applications as it has on transactional, business-to-business applications, it will have to be easily applied by authors who are experts in the subject matter, but have little knowledge of markup and less desire to learn it. This article describes an XML editor who does exactly that: it allows the rest of us to create valid XML in a familiar context without extensive knowledge of the rules of XML or the DTD behind the document. Think back to the last time you used your word processor. Whether it was a few minutes or a few months ago, you probably focused on finding the right words to express your ideas. What you probably took for granted was the application of markup, or the instructions embedded in the sentences and paragraphs you wrote, that tell the word processor how to present and process the ... (more)