Subject: Re: syntax feedback From: Chris Lilley <chris@xxxxxx> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:34:19 +0100 |
Sebastian Rahtz wrote: > what has always amazed me, as an observer, is who the great defenders > of CSS are. it is quite recent, 1996 is not that recent in Web terms > it has never been fully implemented, It has been implemented in substantial part by several companies including Netscape, Microsoft, SoftQuad, Silicon Graphics, Macromedia and Opera (plus other partial or specialised implementations). I don't recall seeing six independent implementations of any other style sheet language, nor do I recall ever seeing a full implementation of FOSI (I don't believe Adept implemented every last thing) nor of DSSSL. > and it is agree by all parties to be a nasty hack. its a sort of orc, You are more persuasive when you stick to arguments on technical merit. > so far as one see. So why, when XML and XSL come along, is it not > allowed to die an honourable death? where are these millions of users? > when did you last see a web page using CSS? That depends - were you using a browser that supported CSS when you went looking? The servers can tell, you know. > i'd suggest, were I > cynical, that the W3C peeps are reluctant to admit they bore a pup, > but then Chris Lilley would shout at me. Only if you made a factually incorrect statement. But I am certtainly reluctant to call CSS a pup. Unless you consider a pup to be something small, freindly and full of potential. -- Chris XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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