RE: FW: Toggling radio buttons

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> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:09:42 -0700
> From: "Elisabeth Kaminski" <ekaminski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE:  FW: Toggling radio buttons
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> I got that code form www.w3schools.com , in the XSL tutorial.
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That site has to be the worst I've seen for muddying the waters between IE's
WD-xsl and XSLT.  I'd recommend staying away from it if you want a clear
understanding of what XSLT is.  The <xsl:if match=""/> syntax was IE5 WD-xsl
specific.  <xsl:if test=""/> is the correct XSLT syntax.  Visit
http://www.netcrucible.com for a FAQ about the difference between the two,
and for information on making sure you're using the correct version -
MSXML3+ to use XSLT.

On a side note, where'd you find a link to that site?  In order to prevent
more confusion caused by that site (there's plenty already WITHOUT that
site's help), I'd recommend anyone linking to it either remove their links
or put a strong disclaimer next to them.  If someone that contributes to the
www.w3schools.com site is on this list, PLEASE update your site to have a
much cleaner definition of the two different languages and add a disclaimer
about IE5 WD-xsl!  Multiple disclaimers per page is not too much!  Much
stronger wording than 'The IE5 implementation is not compatible with the W3C
standard.' is needed.  If you don't know what the problems are with your
site, someone on this list can tell you.  (For starters, referring to the
languages as IE5 XSLT and W3C XSLT is not correct.  IE5's WD-xsl is NOT
XSLT.  XSLT didn't even exist when Microsoft released that.)  Also, I read
your disclaimer about referring to the language as XSL rather than XSLT.
I'd also recommend changing this so that XSLT stays clearly defined so
people can know the difference.  You may have a blurb on what the difference
is, but you're still using the terms 'wrong'.
I'll follow that up by saying, I think whomever created that site knows the
difference between the two languages.  The problem is, they didn't convey
their knowledge of the differences very well and thus muddied the waters.
That's one guy's opinion.

-Nate
naustin@xxxxxxxxxx

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