Subject: Re: template matching.. display the data From: Sara Mitchell <smitchel@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 16:41:23 -0800 |
For the most part, I don't think that most consumers of data or information are going to want to change stylesheets. It's too much trouble. But I would also say that whether that is appropriate or not depends on what the information is, what the relationship the end-user has with that information, and the purposes they are putting the information to. In most cases, the publisher of the information (i.e., someone who understands the entire structure) is the party who should define stylesheets for the information. But I can see situations where a publisher might want to allow end-users some flexibility. For example, a site that publishes textbooks or journal articles, might allow users to highlight certain areas of the content with a background color of the user's choice. This would be for that specific user's view only -- it doesn't affect the data or the base stylesheet -- but it is a user's stylesheet change (and in a real sense also a markup change). Or what if the user has purchased the information -- why would it concern the publisher if the user then chose to change their view of the information for their own purposes? Sara Mitchell Marcus Carr wrote: > > Guy_Murphy@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I think I understand the point you are making, in which case I would > > recommend that you instigate the XSL transformation from script. That way > > you can style the XML document with the XSL document *of your choice* > > rather than the one specified in the XML document. This is also necessary > > if you want to render several different views of the same XML document. > > Does anyone have a philosophical position on the wisdom of stylesheets being > written by the ultimate consumers of the data in order to impose a view that > they believe to be appropriate? I believe that determinations of how the data > can best be used should be left to one who understands the entire structure, > much the way database reports are used. Any comments? > > -- > Regards, > > Marcus Carr email: mrc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ___________________________________________________________________ > Allette Systems (Australia) www: http://www.allette.com.au > ___________________________________________________________________ > "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." > - Einstein > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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