RE: [xsl] xml-stylesheet p.i. and other options (was Re: text/xsl...)

["Chris Bayes" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wendell,
That is what this is for
http://www.bayes.co.uk/xml/index.xml?/xml/utils/multiple.xml
You can try it by clicking the MSS Aware button in the top right corner.

I have a FAQ http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect4/N9068.html#d269e15 on
cross browser pi's 

Ciao Chris

XML/XSL Portal
http://www.bayes.co.uk/xml


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Wendell Piez
> Sent: 24 June 2002 18:17
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Re: [xsl] xml-stylesheet p.i. and other options (was 
> Re: text/xsl...)
> 
> 
> David, Mike Brown and all,
> 
> Thanks for letting us peek into your thinking on this a bit.
> 
> In principle, the xml-stylesheet PI seems to me a fairly inoffensive 
> beastie. If in implementation it's less than perfect, still 
> it's a PI, 
> which a client can freely ignore.
> 
> I would like, however, some means of allowing the user a choice, 
> client-side. Leaving aside Mike's wish-list (parameter passing; 
> predesignating given stylesheets for given classes of users, 
> etc. etc.), 
> even this would be a big step to taking XML past the point of being 
> just-another-rendering-format (with extra overhead, no less). 
> I don't mind 
> using PIs for this (Mike says "I just don't see
> why it's a good idea to embed pointers to application 
> business logic in the
> middle of an inert data document", but that's what PIs are 
> for, ain't it?).
> 
> Having two or more PIs, for example, which the browser could 
> then provide a 
> means to select between. The syntax at 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-stylesheet/ 
> does describe 
> "alternate" and "title" pseudo-attributes that could be used 
> to support this. Is this just something neither major browser has 
> implemented, or am I missing something? (I suppose it'd be 
> simple enough to 
> try.) An indirection mechanism to a proper catalog-type thing 
> would be good 
> too (really good); but I'm willing to get one thing at a time.
> 
> Chris writes:
> >There is nothing stopping you having 20 xml-stylesheets if 
> you want all
> >with different media types.
> 
> But I'd like the same media type, and be able to switch 
> between them with a 
> pull-down or button. Nothing that fancy (don't need parameter 
> passing just 
> yet); just something browser-neutral that lets me show two or more 
> different views.
> 
> Cheers,
> Wendell
> 
> At 05:16 PM 6/23/2002, David wrote:
> >It seems to me that the xml-stylesheet pi embodies the main 
> use case for
> >which XML was developed....
> 
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