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[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: XSLT vs. CSS (Re: Indexing)
 Simon Internet Explorer. No support for the new CSS2 display properties, on grounds that if you're doing XML, you really should be using XSLT. This is probably true, although guessing why MS don't implement standards is something of a black art. Microsoft's expectation of XSLT for XML->WordML transformations has also made some things (like present all new SALE elements in red) impossible, while a CSS approach would have made such things pretty simple. <xsl:template match="SALE"> <div style="color:red"> <xsl:apply-imports/> </div> </xsl:template> Is probably all that's needed to enhance an existing stylesheet with that styling. XSLT is pretty much perfect for cases where you can't be bothered to do more than map existing structures to XML. I don't know what you mean here. If I write a document in docbook, or xmlspec, and use xslt to generate html. (which is my normal mode of operation) in what way "cant't I be bothered to do more than map existing structures to XML."? You obviously have something in mind here, but I have no idea what. Unfortunately, putting those transformations into separate processes creates a lot of brittleness, as I think Word demonstrates nicely. Not being a Word user, I wouldn't know, but I'll take your word for it that Word demonstrates brittleness. David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ 
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