Attributes of Top-Most Element

Subject: Attributes of Top-Most Element
From: Chuck Darney <cdarney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 14:34:38 -0400
Is it possible to use attributes assigned to the top-most element within
the style sheet to change some processing options?  Is it, as suggested
by David Pawson, a limitation based on the "side-effects" discussion of
a while ago?

I have several types of deliverables I want to produce.  The style of
these deliverables is the same with certain exceptions.  All use the
same DTD.  It would seem rather silly to maintain a separate DSL for
each deliverable when the only difference might be the use (or lack of)
of a footer.

Passing the "deliverable type" as an attribute of my top-most element
seemed the logical thing to do.  Is there another way I should appraoch
this problem?  Will I need to maintain several, almost identical, DSLs?

...Chuck Darney


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