I'm forwarding this message. Excerpts from their web site
follow. This just may be the right solution to the problem.
(I've yet to see it, because I can't download from behind
Sun's firewall. The feature list seems complete, with respect
to my "wish list", but there is often a big gap between a
marketing description and a product deliverable.)
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We thought you'd like to know that we've just started shipping XMetaL
2.0. Now it's even easier to create and work with XML content thanks to
the addition of well formed editing, a new Structure view, support for
more advanced XML constructs and expanded customization options.
Download an Evaluation Version at
http://www.softquad.com/products/xmetal/ or buy your copy today, at
https://https.softquad.com/products/orders/xmetal/xm2_na.html
website:
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What's New in XMetaL 2.0...
XML Editing
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Well-Formed Editing
open and edit documents without a DTD
provides a quick way to work with XML fragments without having
content-model violations
ideal for previewing XML data imported from an external source
before transformation or synchronization
Structure View
the editable, collapsible Structure View makes it easy to navigate
and work with complex or lengthy documents
Structure View can be customized using different CSS assigned to
toolbar buttons to provide multiple views of the same document
Advanced XML Constructs
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Remote DTDs
locate and retrieve remote DTDs automatically
Parsable, Remote External file entities
open and parse remote external file entities by double-clicking
...
Unicode support
supports UTF-16 and UTF-8 encoding
Display and Formatting
======================
Styles interface
simplified Word-like Styles interface complements the cascading
style sheet editor
CSS Counters
supports the display of CSS2 auto-numbering
Semantic tables
display elements with a tabular structure as tables
provides users a more intuitive interface while preserving the
meaning of your markup
...
Enhanced DOM support
DOM Write APIs and Document Fragments are now supported
Customization
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In-Place ActiveX Controls
In-Place Control interface enables the display of ActiveX
controls,
like image viewers, custom dialog boxes, or a calendar builder,
directly in the XMetaL document window
Extensible Object Interface
Extended Object Interface allows custom tabs, which can host
embedded ActiveX controls, to be added to the Resource Manager
Script Editor
built-in script editor provides an editing and debugging
interface for both recorded and scripted macros
supports color coding and pretty printing
Forms editor
built-in editor for creating custom dialog boxes to help users
deal
efficiently with database-style sections of their documents
dialogs boxes can contain combo boxes, radio buttons and more
More macro shortcuts
A larger set of keys can now be used as macro shortcuts
Global customizations
menu and toolbar customizations can now be inherited by all
documents for all available DTDs
Extensive User Event Trapping
a broader range of user events, including mouse overs and right
clicking, are now trapped for triggering scripts
Sample Customization Scripts
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XMetaL advanced scripting support and COM interface...To get you
started, XMetaL comes with sample scripts that you can build on and
add to, including:
Word Document Conversion
Annotations and Revisions
Structure View Style Control
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