Subject: Re: XSL and CSS? From: "Didier PH Martin" <martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:18:20 -0400 |
Hi, After reading the CSS specs (for the Nth time :-) it reminded me that it is based on two basic objects: - The block object - the inline object New objects have been added like for instance the page object, but let's concentrate on these two for now. The CSS BLOCK object seems to be, in certain ways, somewhat related to the HTML DIV object and the CSS INLINE object somewhat related to the HTML SPAN object. Said differently, the formatting objects, block and inline, are used to create an area (block) and an area's content (inline). In the ISO standard language named DSSSL, this is respectively equivalent to: - paragraph - sequence. In XSL Fo, the following objects could be said equivalent if not equal to the CSS objects and in certains ways to the equivalent DSSSL objects: - Fo:block - Fo:inline I didn't checked if CSS and XSL, block and inline objects properties are identical but, it would make sense that the CSS block and inline objects, and the XSL block and inline objects would have the same property names and have the same property set cardinality (at least they come both from the same family) So if I look at W3C or ISO languages (without being inhabited by bad bigotry habits :-) It seems to resemble to: CSS: XSL DSSSL Block Block paragraph inline Inline sequence Of course there is also more subtle constructs like object aggregates and so on, but if we take just a bit at a time, there is probably more unity than seen at first sight. However there is more than one way to express the same think as if I would say to you: Au revoir, goodby, Heyda (should be a with a o on top of it and pronounced Heydo), auf Wiedersehen, sayonara (sound spelled with occidental characters). The sound is different, the language is different, but we are talking of the same thing. Simple Wednesday afternoon comment :-) regards Didier PH Martin mailto:martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.netfolder.com XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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