Subject: Re: [xsl] ANNOUNCE: Petition to withdraw xsl:script from XSLT 1.1 From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:16:24 -0700 |
> Hi Francis, > > >> How would you like to see the easy distribution of extension > >> functions being addressed? > > > > For me, I'd like to see things like *plucks examples from this > > morning's thinking-in-bath session*: RDF parsers (RDF has multiple > > elements or attribute serialisation options) or - for XSL FO or SVG > > - exsl:text-depth($text, $box-width, $font-name) distributed as exsl > > libraries. > > Sure, but what about distributing extension functions that do things > like returning the current date or working out whether a directory > exists on the file system? Things that can't be done with EXSLT? > > Or is your position that such things should only be allowable through > (community-based or implementer-based) extension functions? This is my position, or more precisely, that general efforts to standardize such extensions in a separate layer should be explored and found wanting before jimmying XSLT itself. Certainly exploring the main reasons as to why extension functions are popular in the first place is an important first step, IMO. -- Uche Ogbuji Principal Consultant uche.ogbuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +1 303 583 9900 x 101 Fourthought, Inc. http://Fourthought.com 4735 East Walnut St, Ste. C, Boulder, CO 80301-2537, USA Software-engineering, knowledge-management, XML, CORBA, Linux, Python XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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