Zen Coding 一个用来简化编写 HTML,XML, XSL (或是其它一些诸如此类格式的编辑器)。其主要是用一种缩写方式的语法来书写大量重复和无味的HTML,很像CSS语法。下面是一个例子:
div#page>div.logo+ul#navigation>li*5>a
展开后会成为下面这个样子:
<div id="page">
        <div></div>
        <ul id="navigation">
                <li><a href=""></a></li>
                <li><a href=""></a></li>
                <li><a href=""></a></li>
                <li><a href=""></a></li>
                <li><a href=""></a></li>
        </ul>
</div>
可以看出来,#代表ID,>代表下一层。
如果你写下:
select>option#item-$*3
那么将会得到:

<select>
	<option id="item-1"></option>
	<option id="item-2"></option>
	<option id="item-3"></option>
</select>
看上去很不错吧。目前,其支持如下的编辑器:

  • AptanaHowToEn
  • TextMate (Mac). Available in two flavors: basic snippets (Zen HTML and Zen CSS) and full-featured plugin (ZenCoding for TextMate). Bundles > Zen Coding menu item
  • Coda (Mac) — external download, via TEA for CodaPlug-ins > TEA for Coda > Zen Coding menu item
  • Espresso (Mac) — external download, via TEA for Espresso. Zen Coding is bundled with Espresso by default, but you should upgrade ZC to latest version. Actions > HTML menu item
  • Komodo Edit/IDE (crossplatform) — external downloadTools > Zen Coding menu item
  • Notepad++ (Windows). Zen Coding menu item
  • PSPad (Windows). Scripts > Zen Coding menu item
  • <textarea> (browser-based). See online demo.
  • editArea (browser-based). See online demo.

还有下面这些第三方的插件: