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[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: Why Core Flow Objects
 Yes, but all you've done is pass on a core flow object i.e P in a different form. The user agent has to know how to format the out put. If it doesn't get any thing it usually will use a default flow object, probably an inline flow object, but the flow object is still there. Frank -----Original Message----- From: Francois Belanger <francois@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 6:36 AM Subject: Why Core Flow Objects >I'm looking at different parsers and stylesheet and see constantly the >need for Core Flow Objects. > >I'd like to understand (and could not find the answer in XSL spec) why >such as thing is needed. I see it as a barrier to adoption more than >anything else as one has to wait for Core Flow Object to be available and >supported by a parser to generate different file formats from XML. > >In other words, what's the difference between those two rules (the second >probaly being faster and simpler to parse and also does not need to >contain XML-compliant HTML): > ><rule> > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <TITLE>Something</TITLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgcolor="#FC9A27" link="#000000" vlink="#9F0000"> > <children/> > <IMG src="logo.gif" /> ><P><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF" SIZE="2">Legal stuff.</FONT></P> > </BODY> > </HTML> ></rule> > > ><rule> > <root/> ><![CDATA[ > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <TITLE>Something</TITLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgcolor="#FC9A27" link="#000000" vlink="#9F0000"> >]]> > <children/> ><![CDATA[ ><P><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF" SIZE="2">Legal stuff.</FONT></P> > <IMG src="logo.gif"> > </BODY> > </HTML> >]]> ></rule> > >If the second rule is valid (I think it is), then one can create any kind >of output using CDATA sections and do away with Core Flow Objects. > >Is this a good approach? Or is it the equivalent of the one-pixel GIF >hack in HTML and defeats the purpose of XSL? > > > >Francois Belanger >Sitepak, Bringing Internet Business into Focus >http://www.sitepak.com > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list 
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