Programmers of XML applications that include XML database connectivity or those creating Web Services will indeed find full-service XML editors to be the correct choice for their toolbox.For web designers however, it may be the equivalent of learning how to use a 500w Variable Speed Keyless Chuck Hammer Drill when a screwdriver will do the job.It contains XML definition files for Doc Book 4.[234], XSL FO 1.0, XSLT 1.0, Relax NG 1.0, XML Schemas 1.0, SVG 1.1, XHTML 1.1, XInclude 1.0 and Open Office 1.0 XML format.VIM 7 supports that by default without any plugins, it can load XML definition, there are converters for DTD and Schema NG: For example my Vim 7.3 already have definitions for XHTML: $ rpm -ql vim vim-common | grep xml /usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml /usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html32/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html401/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html401/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html401/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html40/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html40/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/html40/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/xhtml10/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/xhtml10/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/xhtml10/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml/xhtml11/usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml//usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload/xml//usr/share/vim/vim73/autoload//usr/share/vim/vim73/compiler//usr/share/vim/vim73/compiler//usr/share/vim/vim73/ftplugin//usr/share/vim/vim73/indent//usr/share/vim/vim73/syntax//usr/share/vim/vim73/syntax/The out-of-box xml completion for Vim 7 is nice, but I've never been able to get the vim2dtd script to actually work to make new definitions for other types of XML.Viewing or writing XML files will force the designer into Code View and may provide for all the functionality that's needed for web designers working with XML.This will prevent the need for the web designer to open additional software such as XML Spy, which is an excellent tool but provides for more than what is needed.The 64-bit version is recommended for editing and validating of very large XML files (up to 1GByte).

That is, does it require that the entire document be valid; or that the part up to where you are editing be valid; or will it work with a bare fragment? The closest thing that I've seen for Vim is the XML Completion script.June 9, 2004 Kevin Ruse While certainly not a full-blown XML editor, Dreamweaver MX 2004 includes a fair amount of support for XML.This latest release eases the web designers' transition into the area of structured markup.While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference.Xmplify XML Editor is a 64-bit native Mac app built from the ground up for Mac OS X, and provides a number of powerful features to make working with and manipulating XML simple and intuitive: Xmplify analyses your XML as you type, and maintains a rich set of meta-data so it can provide intelligent editing aids and suggestions according to your document's content and the current editing context.