[alicebot-general] Open source GPL AIML Editor

[mehri]

Hi everyone, 

I have some good news to share.  I have been
developing an open source GPL AIML editor for everyone
this last week.  

Here's an alpha screen shot of it with autocomplete,
syntax highlighting, and file browse: 
http://rebecca-aiml.sourceforge.net/home_files/aiml_editor_alpha.PNG

However, I have lots of work to do with it and I don't
plan on a release for quite some time.

But I hope to hit the majority of these goals for a
first beta version:

* autocomplete of AIML tags
* tabs for the different xml files open
* file browse on the left side for easy access to the
aiml files
* Project concept where you can save projects and
reopen them
* Hotswapping of the AIML into interpreters such as
RebeccaAIML as you type the categories in.
* A bottom split pane where you can type into the bot
and see the effects of your AIML that you just entered
from hot swapping.
* Shortcut keys which will autofill out AIML for you
to save more typing.
* Wizards for quickly entering AIML data (Triggered by
shortcuts too)

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After that I will be moving this editor towards these
set of features:

* A complete help system where if you press F1 on an
xml element it will show you help and a quick example
of that xml element.
* A preloaded help bot where you can talk to it and it
will help you out and even fill out AIML for you based
upon your needs.
* Different views other than just hand editing XML. 
These views should allow you to enter AIML in
different forms and it would autogen the XML for you.
* Advanced find system.  One in which you do multiple
types of searching other than just free text. For
example you could type a query to the bot and instead
of giving you a response it would actually go to the
XML parts that triggered the response so you can edit
them.

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I am gearing this towards both advanced and new
learners of AIML.

For beginners I want this to be a good GPL product in
which they can have fun learning AIML.  That's where
the help bot and the help pages will really come into
play.

For the advanced user I am hoping to enable helpful
gui add-ons for maninpulating large AIML data sets,
searching, auto-filling, and customizations.

I have been busy at work this last week (52+ hours)
and will be that busy this week but I am hoping that I
can get more than a few hours every other day to
develop more on this.


Hope you like the tasty screen shot :-)





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