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Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:38:23 -0400
From: Anil Ramnanan <list@peppersauce.org>
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Ross Gardler wrote:

> I looked at an early version of it (pre 3.1). I talked to Sylvain at 
> Apachecon, he is expecting to make a release very soon.
>
> Both the plugins you mention are from the Web Tools Project. I think 
> that Lepido is currently being updated to work with the latest WTP 
> milestone release. Perhaps there is a change in the packaging?

I am currently using 1.0 M4 so I will try upgrading to a new version.

>
> Perhaps a mail to the dev list asking when a release is planned will 
> help us plan the way forward.

I already sent a mail to dev list.

>
> Yeah, a forms editor is probably more appropriate. Locationmap is 
> pretty simple right now but it will get more complex as it progresses. 
> However, I'd definetely consider the Lepido approach since they have a 
> cool little editor generator that works a treat with the sitemap.xmap 
> files. The problem with the Eclipse approach is that everything is 
> coded in Java.

Should go ahead with exploring a Form editor for the locationmap or wait 
until we get word from Lepido about their release ?

Anil.