Re: Need an advice about XSLT

> Does the key reside in the fact that an HTML
> or WML document is just an XML document with a
> particular dtd ?

Yes and no: there are different "output methods" in XSLT (xml, html, text).

> Do I need to create as many XSLT sheets as
> there are different devices ?

I'm also currently developping an application generating HTML or WML. The
solution I choose consists (to simplify) in creating partial specialized
stylesheets with standardly named templates that I can import to suit the
current device.

Good luck,

Tangi

----- Original Message -----
From: Olivier Martineau <alcatel-crc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, 28 October, 1999 11:59
Subject: Need an advice about XSLT


> Hello everybody,
> I'm new in this list, and also in the world
> of XML. I've got a project which is to transform
> XMLnews documents (a particular XML dtd which
> is dedicated to the world of news).
> I have to write an application which will
> adapt a XMSnews document to a HTML parser, or
> a WML parser (it is an equivalent to HTML but
> for wireless devices such as mobile phones).
> Since there are numerous devices with different
> specifications (e.g. screen resolution), my
> application will let me enter some parameters
> in order to transform the XML doc into a WML
> or HTML doc which will fit the best to the
> device particular specifications.
>
> My doubt comes about XSLT. For what I understood, I should use an XSL
stylesheet
> which would include XSLT instructions that
> would transform my XML doc into an HTML or
> WML doc. But I read also that XSLT was used
> to transform the structure of an XML document
> into another XML document.
> Does the key reside in the fact that an HTML
> or WML document is just an XML document with a
> particular dtd ?
> Do I need to create as many XSLT sheets as
> there are different devices ?
>
> I'm so new to XML, I read a lot of documents,
> but I feel still confused, so if you can
> bring me some advice, I would be grateful.
> Thanks!
>
>
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