Re: Natural Logarithms using Transformiix

Dimitre
> To be more precise FXSL for XSLT 1.0 uses *just one* extension
> function -- the exsl:node-set() extension function..

Indeed, I though I was getting there with FXSL until I hit this.

> So, why not use IE ?
My output is ultimately SVG and as yet I haven't managed to get the
Adobe plug-in for SVG to work well in conjunction with XSL in IE.

Etienne

On 3/23/06, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Both EXSLT and FXSL have implementations of the log function, however
> > both solutions seem to ultimately rely on extensions.
>
>
> As we all know  :o(    Transformiix (is probably the only XSLT 1.0
> processor that) does not implement xxx:node-set() --   you're out of
> luck.
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Dimitre Novatchev
> ---------------------------------------
> Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence.
>
>
> On 3/23/06, Etienne Cherdlu <80n80n@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I need to transform some lat,lon data to x,y data using Mercators
projection.
> >
> > This requires an algorithm that uses natural logarithms
> > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection  has the complete
> > formula).
> >
> > Both EXSLT and FXSL have implementations of the log function, however
> > both solutions seem to ultimately rely on extensions.
> >
> > I need to support the Firefox / Transformiix XSL processor which, as
> > far as I know, doesn't support  any extensions at all.
> >
> > Does anyone have a pure XSL version of the log function or any other
> > ideas about how to do this?
> >
> > Etienne