Re: [xsl] ANNOUNCE: Petition to withdraw xsl:script from XSLT 1.1

Subject: Re: [xsl] ANNOUNCE: Petition to withdraw xsl:script from XSLT 1.1
From: Francis Norton <francis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:13:19 +0000

Jeni Tennison wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I just wondered if you could expand on:
> 
> > 5. Easy distribution of extension functions, a reason commonly cited
> > for embedded scripting, can be addressed separately and does not
> > necessarily have to be solved with the script metaphor, convenient
> > as it may be.
> 
> How would you like to see the easy distribution of extension functions
> being addressed?
> 
For me, I'd like to see things like *plucks examples from this morning's
thinking-in-bath session*: RDF parsers (RDF has multiple elements or
attribute serialisation options) or - for XSL FO or SVG -
exsl:text-depth($text, $box-width, $font-name) distributed as exsl
libraries.

Francis.

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