Subject: RE: xslt editor features From: "Jon Wynacht" <jwynacht@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:49:25 -0000 |
Manoj, Please see responses inline: I have tried to transform XML to nicely formatted html document using some of the XSLT editors in the market (IBM, Excelon, etc.). Most of these editors require good knowledge of XSLT. Since XSLT is a complicated language, I have decided to build a GUI tool which makes XML to HTML and WML transformations possible without any knowledge of XSLT. Before I invest the time and energy on this huge task, I want to check with XSLT users to get the answers to the following questions: 1. Is such a tool desirable? Would you love to have access to such a tool? Yes! Yes! And yes! A tool like this we be an incredible boost for my team. I also evaluated the tools on the market and was not too impressed with their ability to make XSLT "simpler." I know the language well, but I have other developers who are coming from a content engineering perspective and don't have much programming experience. They need to get up to speed quickly with XSLT and a tool like you describe would be wonderful. 2. What features are desirable in such a tool? How about a wysiwyg type of tool where you could get list box of all the elements in a particular xml file and drag and drop their content onto a panel. From there you could apply various styles (a la Dreamweaver) and on the back end, the logical (!) xslt would be inserted. Sounds daunting to me but if I can help in any way, let me know. Jon 3. Anything else I should be aware of? Your valuable input will greatly influence the next generation of XSLT editor. Thanks a lot. Manoj Agarwala ---------------- Sent from a WebBox - http://www.webbox.com FREE Web based Email, Files, Bookmarks, Calendar, People and Great Ways to Share them with Others! XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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