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I would stop using XSL entirely without the document function. Its almost the axis of all I do in XSL. As a side note, its kinda funny the list gets amped up about a few semi-clueless comments in a forum. I guess it goes back to the consensus that XSL just doesn't get the press it deserves. -Steve On 9/7/07, Betty Harvey <betty@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, M. David Peterson wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > As per > > http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=203214&t=1189092213&page=1#comment2232964 > > > >> "You'd be hard pressed to find many people, even in the web development > >> community, that either is aware of, or uses, document()." > > > > Of course I completely disagree with this statement. I think it would be > > quite easy for me to locate such individuals. And it's statements such as > > this that lead me to believe that there is an honest misunderstanding of just > > how prevalent the usage of XSLT is within the larger development communities > > of the world. > > > > If any of you have a moment and wouldn't mind sharing with the Opera > > developers your own feelings on the above my hope is that this will aid in > > providing a better understanding as to just how misguided such a belief truly > > is, while at the same time encouraging them to take this matter much more > > seriously than they seem to believe they need to. > > > > I also wholeheartedly that the document() function isn't being > used. I use the document() function alot. It is very useful > in chunking into individual HTML files, creating external glossaries, > indices, etc. A recent use is create SCORM packages. > > Almost every XSLT that I write includes the document() function for > multiple purposes. > > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > Betty Harvey | Phone: 410-787-9200 FAX: 9830 > Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc. | > harvey@xxxxxxxxxx | Washington,DC XML Users Grp > URL: http://www.eccnet.com | http://www.eccnet.com/xmlug > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > Pray for Mac (http://www.macsteam.org)
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