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Kate, If you're interested in giving XMetaL a try, you can download a 30-day evaluation version from SoftQuad's web site http://www/sq/com. In answer to your questions, the rules file (.rlx file for XML output) is available from the EAD Help Pages http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/ead. No charge! Yes, you can select an entire element, or group of elements, just you can in A/E. XMetaL and A/E function in very similar ways, although XMetaL puts more of the windows that are frequently used (i.e., element and attribute selection boxes) right on the desktop. There are a number of print and viewing options with XMetaL. Kris At 03:47 PM 5/18/00 -0400, you wrote: >I wonder if those of you using Xmetal would mind answering: > >1) Do you need separate software to compile a rules file (or whatever) >from the DTD? If so, how much does this cost? >2) One of the things I like about Author/Editor is the fact that I can >select a whole element, thus making it very easy to deal with complex >hierarchies in finding aids (<c> within <c> within <c> within <c> and so >on). Is this functionality included in Xmetal? >3) If you are printing your finding aids, can you do so from Xmetal in an >acceptable way, or do you need to use some intermediate software? > >Thanks in advance for any info., > >Kate > >______________________________________________ >Kate Bowers >Processing Archivist >Harvard University Archives >Cambridge, MA 02138 >voice: (617) 495-2461 >fax: (617) 495-8011 >email: [log in to unmask] Kris Kiesling Chair, SAA EAD Working Group Chair, SAA Standards Committee Head, Department of Manuscripts and Archives Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78713-7219 Voice: (512) 232-4614 Fax: 512.471.9646 [log in to unmask]