RE: syntax feedback

Hi Sebastian,

This is true that Jade implementation do not support the full spec. But to
say that it is has a limited range of incomplete backends is maybe a bit
misleading here.

If we compare oranges with oranges no XSL implementations, up to now, allows
us to convert from XML to something other than XML or HTML. So, it seems
that actual XSL implementations are providing less than DSSSL.

As far as I know, people are doing _real_ stuff with jade and this includes
printing.

Didier PH Martin
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[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sebastian Rahtz
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 7:40 AM
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Subject: Re: syntax feedback


Andy Dent writes:
 > What's so wrong with DSSL for complex printing? I don't see the
motivation
 > for tools to be developed to handle anything significantly dumbed down
from
 > DSSL and the presence of JADE means there's a strong base on which people
 > can develop tools like your FOP PDF.

One incomplete and (apparently) frozen implementation with a limited
range of incomplete backends is not exactly something to put your
shirt on, is it?

I *dearly* wish someone would write a complete implementation of the
DSSSL style language. but even so, we don't (IMHO) have formatters
capable of doing the job such an implementation would require.

sebastian


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