[MonoDevelop] Trouble with XML plugin in 0.13

[Johannes Graumann]

I clearly don't understand half of this discussion but I'd like to report
that after installing gedit alongside md, creating a new XML file now
works. However, the XML Editor Menue is present but all greyed out -  and
not usable. Does that mean I'm really using gedit inside md for this at the
moment?

Sorry for my cluelessnes,

Joh

Matt Ward wrote:

> Currently the XML Editor only supports the mime type "text/xml", but
> according to RFC 3023 the mime type "application/xml" may be a valid
> for an XML document:
> 
> "The media types text/xml and application/xml MAY be used for document
> entities" "Application/xml is preferable when the XML MIME entity is
> unreadable by casual users."
> 
> Even though application/xml should be used when the XML "is unreadable
> by casual users" I can add support for it in the XML Editor addin.
> 
> I could be wrong, but looking at the source code for MonoDevelop the
> text editor does not necessarily open all mime types:
> 
> SourceEditorDisplayBinding.cs
> 
> public virtual bool CanCreateContentForMimeType (string mimetype)
> {
> if (mimetype == null)
> return false;
> if (mimetype.StartsWith ("text"))
> return true;
> if (mimetype == "application/x-python")
> return true;
> if (mimetype == "application/x-config")
> return true;
> if (mimetype == "application/x-aspx")
> return true;
> 
> // If gedit can open the file, this editor also can do it
> foreach (DesktopApplication app in DesktopApplication.GetApplications
> (mimetype))
> if (app.Command == "gedit")
> return true;
> 
> return false;
> }
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Matt