using xml/xsl/dom together
Laurie Mann
laurie.mann at ansys.com
Thu Nov 12 17:58:20 GMT 1998
> From: Mark D. Anderson [SMTP:mda at discerning.com]
>related to the "where are we" thread, i'm wondering if there
>is enough in xml/xsl/dom to have a web page where a user can
>click on their desired appearance, and the page re-arranges,
suppresses
>undesired content, and perhaps changes style?
>all on the client side? (i mean in theory based on specs).
>furthermore, could the xml have links inside, and based on the
>chosen style, the UA would decide to load and embed (or not)
>the linked-to resources?
From a tech writer's standpoint, this would be really ideal.
We're looking at moving to XML (we're currently in Interleaf),
and have produced most of our documents in HTML as well
as in hardcopy during the last release. But it would be a GREAT
thing to be able to, once the documents are properly tagged in
XML, put all docs on a Web site and/CD-ROM, have the user
speficy which products and platforms they are using, and have
documents "create themselves." I know there are some very
expensive
XML-based products out there that will let the AUTHOR run
scripts
to make docs on the fly, but, frankly, it would be even better
to
have the capability to let the USER customize the final doc/Web
site
for their own needs.
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