Subject: Re: API to formatters and grove engines -Reply From: Jean-Xavier Lotthé <mg068-3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 15:52:05 +0000 |
David wrote: >When I first came to >SGML I picked up enough Java to start to run Tim Brays >offering to the world, Lark (www.textuality.com/lark). > From that I can isolate elements, >access characteristics and content, and then use the >power of Java to do what | wanted. > >Is this another approach that may do what you want? This approach is not better than VB with the GroveBuilder OLE automation interface. In both case, you just access elements but you still are obliged to format the document through some internal code. You're right: I *could* do it this way, as I could do it with VB. However, by doing this I would not take any advantage from DSSSL searching and formatting power. It would be feasible, yes, but not satisfactory. I also have to keep in mind that my application should only be designed as a 'browse and display' utility. The format of the output should be left to the user's preference. I will have mine, of course. Imagine you would now like to use it for print disabled persons though: you could not care about visual display, you could like to have navigation support (all the titles and subtitles read at the start of the document) and so on. These options should be kept as independant from the 'browse and display' utility as possible. They must be very flexible and easily altered by the end user. Another concern is to reuse display formats that could have been defined for other platforms without having to recompile the program. The only reason why I should consider Java, in my opinion, is portability. Considering the learning curve (for Java or C) and the fact that my application is just a prototype as for now, I don't think it is worth the time it would imply. Furthermore, most users will have access to a Windows based computer. Portability might then be a second step but I don't have plan for it now. Thanks for your 'impressed' support, David ;) Regards Xavier DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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