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Hi Andy (& XML-DEVers), At 10:29 AM 97/09/15 -0700, you [Andy Cogan] wrote: >Hi Russell, > >Russell Chamberlain wrote: >> I'm _extremely_ happy that someone (Microsoft) has put forward an >> XML-formatting proposal (XSL - Extensible Style Language) to the W3C that: >> >> 1) Is represented in XML >[...snip...] > >First, I agree with your points in your original mail message. Well >said! I've only recently started following the development of XML, and >DSSSL-O looked pretty intimidating. I like the direction of XSL. > >How did you find out about the XSL initiative? It seems like a major new >development, and I hate the feeling of being blindsided by being >ignorant of such important efforts. It came from the "XML/EDI Group Mailing List". The subject line was "More good news for XML/EDI !!!". I must confess that it was forwarded to me by a co-worker (thanks, Rich!) who subscribes to the list. I wouldn't have heard of it, otherwise. That's why I posted to XML-DEV, since I thought is was important, yet nobody had mentioned it. >Finally, I've gotten the impression that XML formatting can happen via >CSS, or XSL, or DSSSL-O. Can that be that right? It seems odd to offer >three distinct formatting languages. Or am I just completely confused (a >likely alternative!)? I certainly have heard all three mentioned in an XML context. Would anyone care to clarify this? I know that there may not be an answer yet, as the XML style issues are still in draft form. Last I heard, the deadline was around December of this year. I'm not involved with the XML-format (XML-style?) discussions, so I don't know the answer. I am willing to _guess_ that one reason for including all three might be because various organizations have investments in one, but not the other(s), so restricting to one just might upset a few people (big understatement). Also, I can see a definite trend in ease-of-use and power that goes CSS-->XSL-->DSSSL. Which one you want may depend on where your needs lie on the spectrum. There's also an existing application that has already been targeted for XML: the WWW. This already has CSS defined. > >-- > Andy Cogan > Epiphany Software >**************************************** >* E-mail: support@E... * >* Voice: (408) 378-6145 * >* Web: http://www.EpiphanySoftware.com * >**************************************** Your guess speaker, - Russ xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ To unsubscribe, send to majordomo@i... the following message; unsubscribe xml-dev List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa@i...)
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