Re: Production notes (Tables and Document Fragment)

[Antoine Perier <a_perier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Megginson wrote:
> 
> Antoine Perier writes:
> 
>  > Chris Maden wrote:
> 
>  > > The point of XML is the ability to define and use one's own markup.
>  > > That means HTML 4 tables, CALS tables, HTML+ tables, ArborText tables,
>  > > SoftQuad tables, or your own, more semantic table markup.
>  >
>  > Do you mean that an XML browser will be able to display all these tables
>  > ?
> 
> There are three ways that this can happen (in order from best to worst):
> 
> 1) You design your own table type, then use an XSL stylesheet to
>    format it using the DSSSL "table" or HTML "HTABLE" flow object
>    classes (or others, if appropriate):
> 
>    <!-- from the XSL spec -->
>    <rule>
>      <target-element type="my-special-table"/>
>      <table>
>       <children/>
>      </table>
>    </rule>

Thank you very much for the advice (I did not realised that the
browser(s?) will support the DSSSL "table" flow object classes). I will
follow 1). Do you think (taking into account the maturity of the
products), I should begin with XML/DSSSL/jade or XML/XSL/xslj/jade.



Thank you again.


AP 


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