I personally edit XSL in XMLSpy eval version, the only functionality of
XMLSpy I use is XML validation, sp I don't miss a tag or closing bracket or
something like that. Otherwise, Notepad is as good a tool for editing XSL.
Then I run this XSL in pair with data-containing XML through Web browser
through Cocoon and watch the output in Adobe Acrobat.
Then I make corrections in XSL and run it again.
In parallel, I read :
Professional XML by Wrox Publishers
Zvon.org website
for XSLT and XSL:FO
details.
If there were an XSL IDE tool, it should take reading of these two sources
out of the process
(in other words, it should sense XSL and XSL:Fo syntax and prompt for it,
like autocomplete words, etc.)
To return to your question, I did'nt found anything resembling this
imaginary tool, thus I doubt it exists at all.
I doubt anybody will write this kind of tool, since the need in it is not
manifesting itself clearly.
It's like, hello, we have a new programming language, forget Java, we need
tools for it - and it's called XSL. How many people need it? Not 5 or 6
million, like Java or VB developers.
Sounds childish today, but will be more obvious in two years or so.
Viktor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tibi DONDERA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: How do you build your XSLs?
> Yes, what you say makes lots of sense, but still doesn't answer the
> question... :(
> How exactly do you write your XSLT files??
>
> Just a thought, though: the basic features of XSLT can be mastered by a
> non-programmer. It's not that hard. So, IMHO, there can be a tool that can
> do that too... (master XSLT basic features).
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gritsenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: How do you build your XSLs?
>
>
> > XSL is a programming language in fact. XSL programs scan XML and output
> > something visual or not,
> > Tools that could help should be akin to IDEs like JBuilder.
> >
> > If there is any future for XSL tools, only IDE vendors could creates
such
> > tools.
> > So far they do not see wide demand for these I guess.
> >
> > Do I make any sense at all?
> >
> > Viktor
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tibi DONDERA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 12:58 PM
> > Subject: How do you build your XSLs?
> >
> >
> > > Just wondering...
> > >
> > > What tools do you use to build your XSL files? Normally, these files
> > should
> > > be written by the graphic crew, but I just didn't find any graphician
> who
> > > knows or who is willing to learn XSL.
> > > So for now, I just take the Html files these guys are doing, and I
> > manually
> > > convert them to XSL... This does not really complies with the
separation
> > > concept in Cocoon... :(
> > >
> > > Anybody else has another approach?
> > >
> > > Tiberiu Dondera
> > >
> > >
> > >
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