Jeffrey P Shell wrote:
Since ColdFusion uses 'regular' tags, it's relatively easy to extend editors to handle them, albeit it usually in a limited fashion. <STUFF DELETED> I don't even know what else is out there. I think Vignette's StoryServer can be used with DreamWeaver in the initial stages of design, but once StoryServers code starts getting into the HTML code they advise not going visual anymore (i think StoryServer uses *twitch* TCL in their pages).
In any case, this is a very meaty problem - and not just for Zope. (or in other words "ohhhhh, it's so much worse than you think" :)
I think I should mention that Allaire Homesite/ColdFusion Studio is specifically built to allow its extension with new tagging schemes. It even has a markup language for that purpose (VTML: Visual Tool Markup Language), that lets you define proper nesting, pop-up tooltips etc. I'm not sure, but I think that the comment-style syntax might still be a problem, though. I think someone has created a VTML file for Perl, and I know that ASP is supported. This might be a good route to atract current ColdFusion users to Zope. Michael.