Subject: Re: Production notes (Tables and Document Fragment) From: Antoine Perier <a_perier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1998 12:57:57 +0200 |
David Megginson wrote: > > Antoine Perier writes: > > > Chris Maden wrote: > > > > The point of XML is the ability to define and use one's own markup. > > > That means HTML 4 tables, CALS tables, HTML+ tables, ArborText tables, > > > SoftQuad tables, or your own, more semantic table markup. > > > > Do you mean that an XML browser will be able to display all these tables > > ? > > There are three ways that this can happen (in order from best to worst): > > 1) You design your own table type, then use an XSL stylesheet to > format it using the DSSSL "table" or HTML "HTABLE" flow object > classes (or others, if appropriate): > > <!-- from the XSL spec --> > <rule> > <target-element type="my-special-table"/> > <table> > <children/> > </table> > </rule> Thank you very much for the advice (I did not realised that the browser(s?) will support the DSSSL "table" flow object classes). I will follow 1). Do you think (taking into account the maturity of the products), I should begin with XML/DSSSL/jade or XML/XSL/xslj/jade. Thank you again. AP /************************************/ /* Antoine PERIER */ /************************************/ /* Cardinal Systems */ /* Phone: 33 1 40 21 19 01 */ /* Fax: 33 1 40 21 94 95 */ /* mailto:a_perier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx */ /************************************/ DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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