Subject: Re: About XML to multiple language/multiple outputs From: Matthias Clasen <clasen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:04:47 +0200 |
> > Didier answer: > ------------------------------------------------- > These are quite accurate observations. Add to this, that some part of the > specs are also badly used because the model is either: > a) not so clear > b) hard to express with the current language constructs > > Like I said, we have to leave the existing features there for backward > compatibility but some part of the spec can be improved. The underlying > model can be improved too (especially the visual objects model). Grove > access can be simplified too. Have you take a look at XPath? they did a good > job to simplify any grove element access by a simple path so, they are using > a "string" to tell the system to reach a certain node by providing an > address instead of telling the system how to reach the system. It is like > giving your address to get to your place is a lot more economical than > giving all the instructions to get to your place. So, access to grove's node > can be greatly simplified too by an addressing mechanism. Isn't this also what the hytime grovepos archform is doing ? (but I couldn't find it in the 2. edition anymore, so can't say for sure) > > Frank said: > ------------------------------------------------------ > If the query-rule construct can be simplified so as to make it universal, > i.e., so that all the other rules can be expressed in terms of it, then I'm > all in favor of it. > > Didier answer: > ------------------------------------------------------ > Good. > No need to do anything here, query is already universal. -- Matthias Clasen, Tel. 0761/203-5606 Email: clasen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mathematisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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