Subject: Re: returning a nodelist From: Mike Sosteric <mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:19:00 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time) |
>>>>> "Brandon" == Brandon Ibach <bibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: I GOT A CLUUUE, I GOT A CLUUUE, I get it! I get it! I get it!. In a blinding flash of enlightenment I now grock what is going on. I was able to totally rewrite my stylesheet tonight to make it do EXACTLY what I wanted. And I did it in about 2 hours as compared to the 2 weeks since I started with DSSSL. And it was very much not an uncomplicated task :-). Four levels of SGML to navigate.... But I can do it... It is still a chore to navigate the nodelist, and it still brings on a headache, but at least I know what I'm doing now. Not an expert of course, but at least I have working knowledge. So thanks to all who took the time to help. I much appreciate it. I'll be hanging around and maybe I'll even try to answer a question or two in the weeks ahead. Take some of the load of off the others. But you know, speaking about documentation and such, it would be nice to have a DSSSL programming FAQ no? I think many of the questions I asked would have been candidates for such a FAQ. mike Brandon> Tony Graham said: >> At 10 Dec 1998 15:49 -0600, Brandon Ibach wrote: > Basically, >> everything in DSSSL/Scheme/Lisp is an expression to be > >> evaluated. The first part of chapter 8 of the DSSSL spec >> covers this > fairly clearly and in good detail, but I'll give >> a quick summary. (If > I didn't have other obligations, I'd be >> very tempted to just get it > over with and try to write a book >> on DSSSL... *sigh*). >> >> You could just write a small part and contribute it to the >> DSSSL Documentation Project. >> >> There's more than enough knowledge amongst people on this list >> to write a book on DSSSL, but seemingly no-one has the time to >> write a book by themselves. I remain convinced that DSSSL is >> being held back by the lack of reference material, and the >> DSSSL Documentation Project, by providing the reference >> material that we all need, is meant to be a place where we can >> pool our resources for our mutual benefit. >> Brandon> I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, in the times that I Brandon> have contemplated the book idea, I have thought to start Brandon> with the materials already available at the DSSSL Doc Brandon> Project, and to then contribute the final result back to Brandon> the project. At this point, I feel a strong pull to do Brandon> some implementation work. Namely, I feel there is a Brandon> desperate need for a good quality implementation of the Brandon> DSSSL Transformation Language, and have spent some time Brandon> considering how I might approach such a task. Brandon> Nonetheless, with all the time I have spent on some of my Brandon> longer diatribes here, I may as well be contributing to Brandon> the DDP. I'll take a look at the structure of things Brandon> there and see if I can't contribute some general Brandon> materials on DSSSL/Scheme, as that seems to be the area Brandon> where I could contribute the most. (At last! A really Brandon> good reason to finally get properly familiarized with Brandon> Docbook... :) Brandon> -Brandon :) Brandon> DSSSList info and archive: Brandon> http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist -- Mike Sosteric <mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Editor, EJS <http://www.sociology.org/> Department of Global and Social Analysis Executive Director, ICAAP <http://www.icaap.org/> Department of Educational Technology Athabasca University -- This troubled planet is a place of the most violent contrasts. Those that receive the rewards are totally separated from those who shoulder the burdens. Is is not a wise leadership - Spock, "The Cloud Minders." DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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