Editing it the Cheap Way: JUMBO
July 19, 1999
Peter Murray-Rust has the distinction of having one of the
earliest XML applications, originally intended to support
chemists. However, his free XML browser/editor called JUMBO
can be used with any XML document. While JUMBO has not been
updated since Sept. 1998, this Java application is available
on all three major platforms, and the price is right.
JUMBO was the earliest XML browser, initially available when
XML was still a working draft. It can be used as a standalone Java
application, or in conjunction with Netscape or Internet
Explorer. JUMBO was originally created to support the
Chemical Markup Language (CML).
| JUMBO XML/CML Browser |
JUMBO2 is the September 1998 release of JUMBO,
the Java Universal Molecular Browser for Objects. The author
says, "If you are not a molecular scientist, then the
'M' stands for Markup". JUMBO2 uses SAX, Swing,
and supports some type of namespace and stylesheet
capabilities. |
|
www.xml-cml.org/jumbo/ |
Available for Windows, Unix, and Mac.
Requires
JDK (Java Development Kit) or the JRE (Java Runtime
Environment) |
|
www.xml-cml.org/acs/ |
Screenshots of JUMBO-CML demo |
http://xml-cml.org/jumboapplet/02788.html
(this link will appear in another window) |
Try this JUMBO applet demonstration now!
Applet requires Java-capable browser (works with Netscape 4.x
and Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x;
should work with Netscape 3.x and IE 3.x with proper Java
support). |
In his announcement to the xml-dev mailing list, Peter wrote:
"JUMBO2 is an element-oriented XML-browser, in Java/Swing.
Its source is freely available with the normal sort of copyright.
The architecture tries to follow the specs and anticipate the
possible XML-related APIs. The tension between time available and
achievement is evident; there are many bits not fully finished,
but I felt there was a sufficient shortage of 'browsers' that
you will forgive the buglets....I had expected that JUMBO would
have been overtaken by commercial client-side browsers by now,
but get the sad impression that client-side XML is not being
addressed as excitingly as it could..."
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