Re: XSLT call to arms! (was Re: [PHP-DOC] revcheck.html)
| From: | Egon Schmid | Date: | Thu, 07 Feb 2002 22:16:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: XSLT call to arms! (was Re: [PHP-DOC] revcheck.html) | ||
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From: "Gabor Hojtsy" <goba@php.net>
> > > a) Writing a new DSSSL customization or
> > > b) Writing a new XSL customization
> > >
> > > because
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > XML is the way we go. If you want HTML, I want LaTeX :)
>
> Well, I cannot fully understand how this is related, or
> how this holds an opinion of yours, but HTML is the
> only format going to be supported for offline help
> on MS platforms in the following few years. They
> will release MS Help 2.0 the next year. It supports
> XML for TOC specifications, but HTML is the format
> for Help content.
>
> Or is your comment related to use XSL instead of
> DSSSL, pointing to DSSSL with the LaTeX analogy?
No, if XSLT works better as DSSSL, why not use it. HTML would be a
step in the wrong direction. XML is the future and I don´t rely on
MS. Sure you can only display HTML in most browsers, but this can
change in future.
-Egon