[XML-SIG] ANN: SLiP and SLIDE - a quick XML shorthand syntax and tool for editing

[Uche Ogbuji]

> On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 11:00:54AM -0600, Uche Ogbuji wrote:
> > > [Scott Sweeney]
> > > 
> > > > Announcing...
> > > >
> > > > SLiP 0.1: a "Sorta Like Python" shorthand syntax for XML
> > > > SLIDE 0.1: a "Sorta Like an IDE" lightweight windows exe for SLiP editing
> > > > SLiPpy 0.1: a SLiP package for Python, including a SLiP->XML library
> > > 
> > > Either way, these little indented text formats are wonderful for whipping
> > > out hand-authored XML.
> 
> Still too heavy for prose composition, IMNSHO. I've been working on a 
> *really* simple alternative intended mainly for writing documentation;
> alpha implementation should be out in a couple of days.

For writing strictly documentation, there is already structured text NG.  
These projects are more general.

For example, can I edit RDF/XML in your format?


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