Subject: RE: TeX backend (was re: The DSSSList Digest V3 #50) From: "Sebastian Rahtz" <sebastian.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 22:36:42 +0100 (BST) |
Wroth, Mark writes: > and a stylesheet like > > (element doc > (make scroll > (make environment type: "document" > (process-children) > ) > ) > ) > (element frontmatter (make environment type: "front" (process-children))) > (element address (make environment type: "address" (process-children))) > (element body (make environment type: "body" (process-children))) oh sure, but this would be a) a million miles from the spirit of DSSSL, b) limited to Jade, and c) just as easily implemented in XSL + TeXML > Such an approach requires the creation of a suitable macro package in TeX, > or the adoption of an existing package, and so in some sense violates the I think that would be no problem at all > package. Nonetheless, *I* would find it a useful alternative; DSSSL > provides a flexible method for interpreting the input document (in > particular re-ordering, which is a pain in TeX), while the typesetting gets > done in a package well suited for that piece of the problem. is it really much work work to the use SGML backend, and stuff like (element entity (sosofo-append (literal "\\SetNote{") (literal (attribute-string "set" )) (literal "}{") (literal (attribute-string "id")) (literal "}{") (literal (attribute-string "id" (parent))) (literal "}") )) which I just located in a DSSSL style sheet of mine? you can already write literal TeX. all you are asking for is some wrapping features Sebastiab DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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