Text editors and XML
Working with FreeSWITCH requires you to have a text editor with which you are comfortable. Regardless of your editor choice, we strongly recommend that you use a text editor that supports XML syntax highlighting. You will find that editing XML configuration files is much easier on the eyes with highlighting turned on.
If you do not already have a preferred editor, we suggest trying one or two for your platform. Be aware that if you are in a Linux/Unix environment that does not have a Graphical User Interface (GUI), your choices will be fewer. However, there are several excellent text-only editors available:
Emacs: A text-only editor available for just about any Unix-like environment, including Mac OS X. It can highlight source code, XML, HTML, and more. This is the editor of choice for the FreeSWITCH development team. (A GUI version of Emacs is also available.)
Vi/Vim: A text-only editor available for just about any Unix-like environment. Like Emacs, it can highlight source...
