RE: Driving XSL based on WAP phone characteristics

[Mark Birbeck <Mark.Birbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think this is where some intermediary format - like XSLFO - would come
into its own. A bit like device drivers under Windows, where you say
what you want to do in some abstract way, like draw a line from 10,10 to
20,30, with no knowledge of how the line is actually drawn.

So, to answer your question more explicitly, I would do two
transformations, one to a common format, and then another to the
specific format (and that goes for any target device).

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Neill James [mailto:James.Neill@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 April 2000 11:50
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; wap_technical@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Driving XSL based on WAP phone characteristics


The wapforum body is looking at extending the scope of what is
effectively
the HTTP_USER_AGENT header field to include more structured information
about the functional capabilities and physical characteristics of WAP
based
mobile devices (eg, screen height, colour availability, font
availability).

Has anybody looked at how these characteristics can be used to drive an
XSL
style sheet to deliver an XML transformation that provides a good look
and
feel for any WAP device (for which the characteristics are known)?

Do you reckon this is just a pipe dream. Or is the only option to do
seperate XSL files to deliver XML content for each WAP device that is
distinct from the next. For me, this sounds like a nightmare as there
are so
many device types out there - and more to come.


Regards
James


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