Subject: Re: An open challenge: HTML 4.0 tables From: Vivek Agrawala <vivek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 12:02:50 -0400 |
Jon Bosak wrote: > > The W3C XML WG finds itself needing a table model for its > specifications. Since we're hoping that our spec DTD can be used for > other W3C specs, we would like to get this right. Problem is, > implementing a general table model in DSSSL is a real technical > challenge. The only one I know of in the public domain is the one > that Anders Berglund wrote for my DocBook style sheet, which is now > being maintained in much better shape than I wrote it by Norm Walsh. > But for W3C specs we want to use the HTML 4.0 table model, which as it > happens is a pretty good one. > > Here's a direct challenge to all on this list who consider themselves > to be DSSSL experts: to whom shall the honor fall of being the first > to contribute a DSSSL implementation of HTML 4.0 tables? I don't really expect to have the time to do this, but would like to find out more about what is involved. Could someone with a better understanding explain what the problems are? And, what should the DSSSL implementation output -- RTF or something else? -- Vivek Agrawala Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. email: vivek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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