I agree, my above comment was aimed at this part of the parent comment: > a huge and over-complicated xml-based system It was an attempt to show that there ar

I agree, my above comment was aimed at this part of the parent comment: > a huge and over-complicated xml-based system It was an attempt to show that there are not 'umpteen different alternatives' and the ones that exist, do so for a reason. Though looking back, I should have worded it in a better way.