What is the difference between XML Mode and Text Mode in the Source view of XMLEspresso XML editor?
In Text Mode, you can do free form editing of XML document source. The editor automatically parses the document source in the background, as you pause between typing, and reports any errors in the document. In Text Mode, Design view is unusable, when the document is not well-formed, but otherwise, works the same way as in XML Mode. Text Mode is the default source editing mode, and is recommended for editing during development phase. In XML Mode, the document always tries to keep the source as a well-formed XML document, and does not allow edits that will make the document to be not well-formed. To delete elements, or attributes, you have to select an element, or attribute, from its beginning to its end. You can not change the start tag or the end tag of a document. You can of course add text to an attribute value, or the body of an element, if the element allows mixed content, or simple content. XML Mode is akin to a lock-down mode, where only a small subset of things can be edited as
