[alicebot-general] GaitoBot AIML Editor

[Dr. Rich Wallace]

GaitoBot AIML Editor

http://gaito.de/content/aiml/Default.asp?language=en

Yet another commercial AIML editor has appeared, in an increasingly
competetive market for tools that produce AIML fast, correct and easily.
The GaitoBot AIML Editor is now available for download and test from
Gaito.de. Based on Microsoft .NET technology, the GaitoBot Editor is
currently available for Windows XP platforms, although we also got it
running on Windows 2000. It has some interesting graphical editing
capabilities and some very promising looking tracing features. The
application was developed in German, and its creators are actively seeking
feedback on translation. Not all of the error messages and forms are
translated in English or other languages yet, in particular the EULA is in
German.

The GaitoBot AIML Editor includes its own proprietary AIML interpreter.
According to developer Daniel Springwald, "The server-version produces
xml-log-files of every dialog. It is planned, that this can be loaded and
debugged inside the editor. In a batch-mode then you can automatic debug
all logs, and get a report, where the bot didn't know how to answer.

"The bot implementation is still a little bit buggy and does not support
all aiml-tags yet. But we are working on it.

"The whole editor is only the first public beta. Many functions are in
waiting to be implemented: the workflow-view, finding duplicates,
refectoring etc."