Subject: Re: xlxp-dev: XSL and editing tools From: Paul Prescod <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:46:34 -0500 |
"Simon St.Laurent" wrote: > > I think what Paul is proposing is something of a halfway-house, so that > users can have some idea of what their content will end up looking like, > but still use the power available in transformations. It's a difficult > proposal to make work, but I think it'd be worth considering for a large > number of project types. Note that I don't intend to propose anything radical here. SGML Editors have had quasi-WYSIWYG stylesheets since there SGML editors. The only new thing is that they could be standardized. I know at least one XML editor is already using CSS -- but CSS with extensions. I also know that that editor doesn't do everything that we typically expect from structured markup editors -- in particular cross references are a weak spot. Beyond generally useful CSS extensions (such as cross references) there are some needs that are unique to XML editors. For instance, most have a concept of a "default template" that is inserted when an element is inserted. Most also have a way of triggering events when elements are inserted. And so forth... -- Paul Prescod - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself http://itrc.uwaterloo.ca/~papresco "The Excursion [Sport Utility Vehicle] is so large that it will come equipped with adjustable pedals to fit smaller drivers and sensor devices that warn the driver when he or she is about to back into a Toyota or some other object." -- Dallas Morning News XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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