Re: syntax feedback

Daniel GLAZMAN <daniel.glazman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah... So why does XSL reinvent the wheel and not reuse CSS
> selectors' syntax ? Why those ugly xsl:then and BLA $eq$ "sdfv" ?
> Why position qualifiers using negative integers in order to say 'last
> one' ? Berk !!!!

Because CSS syntax is not XML. I think that the XSL syntax is reasonable
given the XML constraint. While not as nice as a dedicated syntax (such as
CSS), being an XML language gives it other advantages.

Oren Ben-Kiki.

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Re: syntax feedback, (continued) Paul Prescod - Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:46:04 -0600 Chris Lilley - Tue, 15 Dec 1998 21:23:11 +0100 Simon St.Laurent - Sun, 13 Dec 1998 19:52:33 -0500 Daniel Glazman - Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:12:52 +0100 Oren Ben-Kiki - Sun, 13 Dec 1998 12:12:35 +0200 <= Daniel GLAZMAN - Sun, 13 Dec 1998 17:50:05 +0100 Chris Lilley - Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:20:46 +0100 Guy_Murphy - Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:17:46 +0000 Chris Lilley - Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:00:27 +0100

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