Hello, my name is Matt Strum and I am developing a program
that uses many techniques to create a journal through XML. Here is a
brief description:
For a long time I have failed to
write in my journal so I decided that I would use a digital journal (more
exciting and useful for me). Well, I looked around at many of the
commercial and free versions and I couldn't find a suitable journal program for
me. Either the interface was horrible, features were less than none, or
the file format could only be read by the individual program. With a
clumsy interface entry writing can be slow, with no features I cannot utilize
the new possibilities of a digital journal rather than paper, and with a closed
file format I cannot guarantee my journal can be read by other programs
(locking you into the individual program). I decided to make my own program
to solve this issue! Right now, there is only a Windows (.NET
architecture) version of the program, but Linux, Mac, and Palm versions are
possible because of the XML format the journal is saved to.
This program is called the XML Journal System (XJS). It is a XML-based
journal/diary program. You can open/read/edit/save your journal all from one
XML file even with pictures included. A nice feature is that you can export
your journal into another file format (currently only HTML) like a blog.
There is a multitude of exporting options which include exporting to a single
file or multiple linked files, with pictures or without, with a linked profile
page or without, etc. You may create or get custom styles to export to by
putting the style files in the Export directory, the program automatically
finds and implements them. You have the option of having a 'Default Journal.'
This lets you quickly access it or even automatically load the default journal
when the program starts. XJS will be in Beta until I end adding major features,
which will mark the start of release candidates (which will be speed, size,
security, and bug fixes only). There are many other features, but you get
the big picture.
There
are many a features I have yet to reveal (like exporting multiple styles and
linking them all together, no matter how many and what type, so a user can
change style while on the HTML page), so I am not saying a lot about the XML
Journal System quite yet. This program (and standard) will become much
more versatile than any blog or journal software on the market.
I
currently have 6 XML standards developed for the program: XML Journal Table of
Contents (XJTOC), XML Journal Entry Document (XJED), XML Journal Settings
Document (XJSD), XML Journal Categories Document (XJCD), XML Journal Profile
Document (XJPD), and the XML Journal Style Definition (XStyle). All six
of these standards make it easy for a XML Journal to grow exponentially in size
while the program does not slow down. This is threw the XJTOC, which
allows the program to dynamically load journal content rather than the entire
journal.
Mainly, this was to test the mailing list, but if you would
like to find out more about the XML Journal System go ahead and email me.
Thank you again!
