Max, thanks also. Martin Max EVANS <[log in to unmask]> on 12/01/2000 09:34:37 AM Please respond to Encoded Archival Description List <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: Martin Woods/AWM) Subject: Re: XMetal option We use XMetaL and like it a lot, for all the reasons you mentioned. Max J. Evans Director, Utah State Historical Society >>> Chuck Thomas <[log in to unmask]> 1/11/00 4:26:01 PM >>> HI, Some weeks ago, I posted a similar inquiry, but not many responses ensued. I subsequently ordered/downloaded evaluation versions of several freeware and proprietary packages, including: XMetal Internet Archivist Interleaf's Quicksilver NoteTabPro and several others, for a total of about 10. Of all these, I think XMetal was the best value for a full-featured authoring and editing package. THe learning curve was not terribly difficult, it provided multiple views of EAD-tagged documents, converted back and forth from SGML to XML easily, included a good validation function, and was able to handle other dtd's besides EAD, in case you ever need to do engage in any other type of markup. I am recommending that my institution purchase this package. Hope this brief review helps. Chuck Thomas ******************************************************** Question to Elvis: "What kind of girls do you prefer?" Elvis: "Female mostly." --From THE QUOTABLE KING (Nashville: Cumberland House, 1997) "Qui me amat, amet et canem meum" (Love me, love my dog) - A proverb mentioned by St. Bernard in his SERMO PRIMUS Charles F. Thomas Special Collections/Archives Technical Services Librarian Univ. of Minnesota Libraries 612-625-3036 [log in to unmask] ********************************************************