Re: [xml-dev] Should one adopt the tag naming convention of anexisting X

[Uche Ogbuji <uche@ogbuji.net>]

Boy you are confusing me. We're talking about better tools and you bring up MS Word? This is an XML list.

Since none of us use computers by flipping dip switches any more, we all need software tools. A "better" tool is one that makes you a better user of your technology of focus. In the case of XML, if you are going to rely a tool to select a token for you, i.e. via double-clicking a name, then a "better" tool is one that knows what and where such a token is in XML.

--Uche

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 7:15 AM, <cbullard@hiwaay.net> wrote:

Some better tools are overbuilt, old or don't have the functionality I need baked in.   There is also a lot to learn from building tools, but more importantly, when one can build the tool from the toolkit builder, one can customize it to the precise conditions of the job.  They don't always support a fast batch change and at crunch time, that ability pays dividends.

There is nothing shabby about clicking on an element name and the search term showing up in the search box.

So called better tools are also a reason for "taggers" who know almost nothing about XML.  They don't exactly impress me because we have to deal with their inability to solve simple problems.  They don't understand why cutting and pasting out of Word directly into an XML editor can create problems.

len

Quoting Uche Ogbuji <uche@ogbuji.net>:

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Len Bullard <cbullard@hiwaay.net> wrote:

 "How often do you really click to cut and paste just an element name?"



Quite a lot.    *Usually when searching.  It sets the term in the search
box.*



1 click to select a word is best practice in Notepad++ and with XML
language selected, to highlight the element name and close for fast
scanning of the tree in the text.

Well then, as others have pointed out, you need to use better tools. It's
not something I know about because it's not a problem I've ever had, but if
I did, I'd certainly blame my tools, not the vocabulary design.


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