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On 25-11-2024 11:00, mhx wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 5:24:37 +0000, dxf wrote:
> 
>> On 23/11/2024 2:46 am, Buzz McCool wrote:
>>> On 11/19/2024 9:48 AM, Buzz McCool wrote:
> [..]
>>> Is this still widely used? I ask since all the commits are over a
>>> decade old.
>>> ...
>>
>> AFAIK it was never widely used.  When the question as to why arose
>> on c.l.f, everyone had an excuse as to why it didn't suit them.
> [..]
> 
> I use(d) the XML tools of the Forth Foundation Library two years
> back. They were a delight to work with.
> 
> Normally, I don't use other people's code when I'm deeply
> interested in the subject matter but in this case my daytime
> job required it. I just wanted to get results, but still with
> the option to completely understand the nuts and bolts.
> 
> -marcel

I've ported a couple of members from the FFL, but they're HUGE!
Over 600 lines for an XML library. For comparison: my 4tH preprocessor 
is a 100 lines LESS!

I'm sure they're quite powerful, but often I just need some tools that 
take the edge off. I'm capable enough to handle whatever comes myself.

So: 
https://sourceforge.net/p/forth-4th/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/4th.src/lib/parsexml.4th

E.g. I used it in my "Kjots to Gnote" converter.. and at work at several 
occasions.

Hans Bezemer