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[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the'visib
 My bad for forgetting your post. The example you gave was my first case - delivering my own bespoke markup to a browser, but excluding XHTML. So I'd conclude with others that the assertion (1) > > There is little usage of XML on the visible Web. That is, the > information available to the end user (or his/her browser) is primarily > in the form of (X)HTML, not XML. is true in that case. First, because the trouble of dealing with non-existent or defective browser implementations means delivering XML + XSLT to the client is not worth the effort. Second, because the client-side experience isn't sufficiently enhanced to warrant the transform on the client side. Third, because it isn't worth it to me to share my grocery list. Costello, Roger L. wrote: > > Hi Mitch, > > You make an excellent point. I tried to characterize what I mean by > "XML" in my initial message: > > *EXAMPLE: USING XML ON THE VISIBLE WEB* > > Suppose that you have a Web site where you make available your grocery > list to anyone with a browser. “Using XML on the visible Web” means > that you create an XML document that contains the raw grocery list, > and a separate document (/e.g.,/ XSLT) which transforms the raw > grocery list into a visually appealing form. Here is grocery.xml: > > <?xml version=“1.0”?> “ > > <?xml-stylesheet type=“text/xsl” href=“grocery.xsl”?> > > <grocery-list> > > <fruit>Orange</fruit> > > <meat>Chicken</meat> > > <vegetable>Corn</vegetable> > > </grocery-list> > > Here is the URL to your grocery list resource: > > http://www.example.org/food/grocery-list > > A browser client that issues this URL will receive grocery.xml, and > then it will dynamically transform the XML into HTML using grocery.xsl > > Let’s imagine that grocery.xsl displays the grocery items as an > unordered bulleted list, and so the XML is rendered by the browser > like this: > > * Orange > * Chicken > * Corn > > Your Web site is employing XML on the visible Web! > > *EXAMPLE: _NOT_ USING XML ON THE VISIBLE WEB* > > Now let’s contrast the above example with not using XML on the visible > Web, instead, using HTML. A browser client that issues the above URL > will receive from your Web site this HTML: > > <HTML> > > <body> > > <ul> > > <li>Orange</li> > > <li>Chicken</li> > > <li>Corn</li> > > </ul> > > </body> > > </HTML> > > The browser immediately renders the HTML. The same bulleted list shown > above is displayed. > > Your Web site is _not_ employing XML on the visible Web! > 
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