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Mac OS X editor for creating .xml files?
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Mac OS X editor for creating .xml files?
I want to create files with the extension .xml on my iMac (OS X 10.3.9).
Neither of my editors will let me save a file with that extension.
(These editors are MS Word 10.1.0 and TextEdit 1.3.)
Can anyone recommend an editor that will run on my operating system that will
let me
save a file as .xml?
(Just a simple editor, not a fancy one designed especially for XML.
I might get one of those later, but for now I want a simple, inexpensive one.)
Thanks.
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Posts: 39
Mac OS X editor for creating .xml files?
> I want to create files with the extension .xml on my iMac (OS X 10.3.9).
> ...
> Can anyone recommend an editor that will run on my operating system
> that will let me save a file as .xml?
> (Just a simple editor, not a fancy one designed especially for XML.
Someone already recommended BBedit (barebones.com). They used
to have a free "Lite" version that I used back in the pre-X days,
but I didn`t see anything about it on their web site now. A lot
of people think BBedit is worth the $99 though.
On a tighter budget, there`s jEdit (jedit.sf.net) -- it`s written
in Java, but my 350MHz G3 can handle it; if you have a newer
iMac, it won`t be a problem. The price is right (Free) and it has
an XML plugin that makes working with XML a little more pleasant.
Personally, I use Vim (vim.org). I can`t remember if Panther uses
Vim in place of the original vi or not (vi was created at Berkeley,
so if you have a sense of history you might want to bite the
bullet and learn it :-) but one or the other is already installed
on your iMac and waiting for you to open a Terminal. Pico is also
pre-installed and a little easier to use (it puts menus at the
bottom of the screen).
--
Larry Kollar, Senior Technical Writer, ARRIS CPE Products
"Content creators are the engine that drives
value in the information life cycle."
-- Barry Schaeffer, on XML-Doc
Joined: 13 Oct 2005
Posts: 4
Mac OS X editor for creating .xml files?
Thanks! I downloaded the free 30-day BBEdit demo, and it does indeed let me
save files
with the extension .xml. I`ve had it only a few hours, but already I`ve found
some features
that make me think I might buy it.
--- In xml-doc@yahoogroups.com, Larry Kollar <larry.kollar@a...> wrote:
>
> > I want to create files with the extension .xml on my iMac (OS X 10.3.9).
> > ...
> > Can anyone recommend an editor that will run on my operating system
> > that will let me save a file as .xml?
> > (Just a simple editor, not a fancy one designed especially for XML.
>
> Someone already recommended BBedit (barebones.com). They used
> to have a free "Lite" version that I used back in the pre-X days,
> but I didn`t see anything about it on their web site now. A lot
> of people think BBedit is worth the $99 though.
>
> On a tighter budget, there`s jEdit (jedit.sf.net) -- it`s written
> in Java, but my 350MHz G3 can handle it; if you have a newer
> iMac, it won`t be a problem. The price is right (Free) and it has
> an XML plugin that makes working with XML a little more pleasant.
>
> Personally, I use Vim (vim.org). I can`t remember if Panther uses
> Vim in place of the original vi or not (vi was created at Berkeley,
> so if you have a sense of history you might want to bite the
> bullet and learn it :-) but one or the other is already installed
> on your iMac and waiting for you to open a Terminal. Pico is also
> pre-installed and a little easier to use (it puts menus at the
> bottom of the screen).
>
> --
> Larry Kollar, Senior Technical Writer, ARRIS CPE Products
> "Content creators are the engine that drives
> value in the information life cycle."
> -- Barry Schaeffer, on XML-Doc
>
Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Posts: 2
Mac OS X editor for creating .xml files?
Larry Kollar wrote:
>
>>I want to create files with the extension .xml on my iMac (OS X 10.3.9).
>>...
>>Can anyone recommend an editor that will run on my operating system
>>that will let me save a file as .xml?
>>(Just a simple editor, not a fancy one designed especially for XML.
>
>
> Someone already recommended BBedit (barebones.com). They used
> to have a free "Lite" version that I used back in the pre-X days,
> but I didn`t see anything about it on their web site now. A lot
> of people think BBedit is worth the $99 though.
>
I think BBedit is pushing $200 nowadays. $179 if I recall.
The new `Lite` version Barebones offers is TextWrangler, which is free, and very
nice.
- pond
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Posts: 39
Mac OS X editor for creating .xml files?
>> Someone already recommended BBedit (barebones.com). ... A lot
>> of people think BBedit is worth the $99 though.
>
> I think BBedit is pushing $200 nowadays. $179 if I recall.
I thought I saw $99 on their web site... <doublecheck/> Ah,
they`re having a sale through the end of the month.
> The new `Lite` version Barebones offers is TextWrangler, which is
> free, and very nice.
It *does* look nice at that.
--
Larry Kollar, Senior Technical Writer, ARRIS CPE Products
"Content creators are the engine that drives
value in the information life cycle."
-- Barry Schaeffer, on XML-Doc
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