Subject: Re: FO. lists as tables. Re: Q: XML+XSL transforms to a print-ready format From: "Sebastian Rahtz" <sebastian.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 18:15:34 +0100 (BST) |
Håkon Wium Lie writes: > > Why is that? CSS2's "font" property is a mess. > > Your FUD-factor is high, could you explain your position a bit more? > Until someone is able to change my mind, I consider the 'font' > property a neat way of setting several properties at once. why do you want to, in XSL? XSL shares (or should share) the design aims of XML, which specifically _exclude_ `shortcut' syntax, in favour of simple, verbose, unambigious markup. The ability to write font="12pt Helvetica bold" or whatever is only important to the typist. Sebastian]"Ë?Ëb?ú?Ö«r¯zm§ÿðà ®?·«¯+^r(?ül?ül?X¬