Subject: Re: DD: Expanded outline for DSSSL Handbook From: Sebastian Rahtz <s.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:07:12 +0100 (BST) |
> David Pawson has further expanded upon John Fieber's original outline, > and has tagged a skeletal document in DocBook. The outline is shown i like it (mostly). i guess all you need now is to maintain a list of who is writing what. for that purpose it would help to identify sections, so that someone can say `I bagsy #456, i will deliver by June 18'. Practically all of the book would fit the `essay' format in the first instance. > - How to read and use the DSSSL standard document i think this is in the wrong place. it should be at the start or the end. i'd delegate it to a section in the introduction. and at this point i'd present or reference the indices of Harvey Bingham. > - Stylesheet design strategies .. > - Analyzing the DTD .. > - Parameterizing the stylesheet > > - Stylesheet Design Patterns / more complex examples > > - Modular stylesheets I am not sure i like the order here. I prefer Making stylesheets - analyzing the DTD - design strategies - parameterization - modularity Complex style sheet examples > - Bits and Pieces seems a mixture here of describing the flow objects, and dealing with problem areas. i'd prefer something like DSSSL techniques - modes - space handling - transformation in the style language The DSSSL flow objects - pages - paragraphs - rules - math ... etc etc Real-world problems and their solutions - lists - cross-referencing - generated text - indexing ... etc I also think we need a new section which specifically deals with Jade's non-standard SGML backend. It is clearly an area which has stimulated many people on this list, and it is meeting a real need. For instance, Norm Walsh's question today about automating links really needs a a) a discussion of the principles involved b) a discussion of the tools available in DSSSL c) a complete example solution (this would also of course be rather useful for the deliver of this DD....) QUESTIONS --------- who will complete this outline? David Pawson, John Fieber or Tony Graham? I suggest one of those three finalize it, and reissue the SGML structure, with IDs so that someone can track what is and what is not done. I don't think its that hard to see what a work unit is. does anyone volunteer to write a trivial .dsl to make this HTML for initial viewing? would it make sense to post a catalogue of work units, and ask anyone who thinks they can write to indicate which ones they will take on? then correlate a proposed work schedule? Sebastian DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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