
Hi Oxygenites, I've been using oXygen for about six weeks now. I really like it. I agree with Norm Walsh that it hits a sweet spot. I hope it continues to be available on all the major platforms: that's a key feature long-term, I think. I upgraded the RAM on my Win2K machine so I could run it happily (for a long time I had been laboring every time I ran a serious Java application), and have found it all in all to be an excellent investment. What I particularly like is that oXygen is actually a file editor, although with many of the features one likes in a structured editor. (The code-insight feature is great!) This means that it's very flexible and forgiving with not-quite-yet-XML, which I find very useful. (I believe there's also still room in the market for a strong structured editor, especially since Corel's product seems to have taken a wrong turn, but that's a different kind of application in my view.) I am also a big fan of RelaxNG (though old-fashioned DTDs also have their virtues), and I like to oXygen's support for it. I've been collecting a list of things I'd personally like to see, though I can't say they amount to anything substantial. They're mostly user interface things that I have liked in other tools. (Remember it took me six weeks to think of all these!) * Operate a stylesheet with the "-a" flag (Saxon) or Xalan equivalent (that is, reading xml-stylesheet PI from document). * Set up a scenario with output file name or other parameters provided at runtime (with replacement expressions such as $Basename to use the source file's basename) * Add xslt to recognized extensions (or set your own). * Show me Saxon's error messages!? (Maybe I haven't got this set * Macros / tagging clips (eg paste in custom tag structure) * Enhanced outline views (oh you're working on this) * Improvements to Find/Replace dialogs o reposition and pin o using checkbox for "from top" is a pain, I'd prefer file wrap (or have it in addition) o a "replace all" button? (I am getting used to a two-screen- deep "replace" and like it for case-by-case, but also like a replace all in front) * Enhancements to Project interface o context menu "open in browser" o context menu "copy file name to clipboard" ...which all in all, ought to be enough requests from one user -- Congratulations on a fine tool! Regards, Wendell ====================================================================== Wendell Piez mailto:wapiez@mulberrytech.com Mulberry Technologies, Inc. http://www.mulberrytech.com 17 West Jefferson Street Direct Phone: 301/315-9635 Suite 207 Phone: 301/315-9631 Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301/315-8285 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing in SGML and XML ======================================================================