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 Daniel Glazman wrote:
>
> Paul Prescod wrote:
>
> > If you need
> > transformation, then you don't really have any choice about whether to use
> > CSS or XSL and there is also no competition. CSS can't even handle a
> > simple cross-reference (nor should it be extended to! It's good at what it
> > does)
>
> False.
Egad. The sentence above is true.
> You are mixing two things : CSS and other concepts
> using CSS general syntax. We (Electricité de France) modify HTML and
> XML fragments using a transformation language based on CSS syntax. Not
> CSS, a different spec.
I'm not mixing two things. Simon was talking about CSS, not your CSS-like
language.
If you want to say: "Sure, that's true, but a CSS-like language can be
taught to do XSL-like stuff" then we would have a basis for conversation.
Naysaying true statements is not.
Yes, a CSS-like language can do transformations. Can it do it as elegantly
as XSL? Not in my opinion. I could be wrong. I'll give you a chance to
demonstrate it.
What's the statement in your language to do this:
<xsl:template match="doc">
<HTML>
<TITLE><xsl:value-of select="docinfo/title"></TITLE>
<xsl:process select="docinfo">
<H1>Contents</H1>
<xsl:process select="table-of-contents">
<HR/>
<xsl:process select="div">
</xsl:template>
Paul Prescod - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself
http://itrc.uwaterloo.ca/~papresco
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