Re: Interactive XML

[Peter Murray-Rust <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 15:57 23/06/98 -0600, Bill Lindsey wrote:
[...]
>data.  In fact, I'm looking at a great potential application
>in the health care field right now.  I'm curious if others
>share that view, and how much thought and work has gone into
>this aspect of XSL so far.  Is this a version 1.0 issue? Or
>does it wait till we get hung punctuation nailed?

I share your views - and concerns. I think the current requirements
highlights the role of textual formatting and interactivity - although
mentioned - is likely to be downplayed.

I developed JUMBO1 to read the XSL-syntax but not implement the formatting
(flow objects). I had and have a very great requirement for an XSL-like
language for interactivity and/or transformation (but will leave the text
formatting to others). I have made these views known periodically...

	P.

Peter Murray-Rust, Director Virtual School of Molecular Sciences, domestic
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