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I'm looking for an XML editor that can provide auto completion and validation based on an XML schema. The target platform is Linux, with Win/OSX support desirable but optional.
From this question I'm aware that this is supported in Visual Studio. There are also several commercial XML Editors (oXygen, Liquid XML studio) that support this feature. I personally don't mind paid apps, but for this instance I'm looking to recommend the editor to a group of users, and requesting that they pay for an app will not go down well.
Any suggestions?
p.s. I had a quick stab at using Komodo Edit but could not get it to autocomplete based on a custom schema. Any tips on getting this working would help too.
Using Eclipse with the Eclipse XML Editors and Tools plugin works like a charm. This solution has the added bonus of working on all target platforms. Thanks @xcut.
This answer on SU states that Eclipse can do so without plugins but I could not replicate the claim.
As for my attempts at using Komodo Edit, it is apparently possible to do so if one creates and registers an XML catalog. However I could not get it working with XML schemas and all official documents from ActiveState specifically mentions DTD and RelaxNG only.
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Answer: Code Browser and Emacs are the best free XML editors.
The XML editor in Visual Studio is based on the text editor and includes additional support for the XML languages. When you open an XML file in Visual Studio, it opens in the XML editor. The XML editor includes the following features: XML 1.0 syntax checking.
Out of the box, you get decent color syntax in the visual studio code editor. We can enhance the features with an XML extension. This is what it looks like when you open an XML file with the default settings.
XML - Notepad++Notepad++, like any other editor, starts as a simple editor, but you can configure and install plugins to get additional features.
Try eclipse with eclipse Web Tools installed. As far as I know, that editor has auto-complete.
Of course, a full eclipse install might be overkill...
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