OK, Kot, that's a good idea - to integrate XMLSpy with Xalan as
transformer - I din't know it's possible - I should try that.
I already installed Stylus, but didn't activate the eval license yet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piroumian, Konstantin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: How do you build your XSLs?
> > 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.
>
> Why don't you use XML Spy for transformation too? You can setup it to use
> Xalan as the transformer. IE transformer is supported by default.
> I use XML Spy 3.5 (registered version) to maintain all the xml, xsl and
even
> html files in the project. Although, it is not a visual XSL editor, it
makes
> XSL programming very convenient by all that automaticaly closing tags, tag
> hints etc.
>
> >
> > 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.
>
> Take a look at the eXelon Styles. It is advertised as "The most
> sophisticated XSLT editor on the market": http://www.stylusstudio.com/eval
>
> >
> > 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.
>
> I can remeber at least 5 or 6 XSL tools just now and I think you'll find
> much more tools if search for them. The problem is that XSL was
standartized
> only about 6 months ago.
>
> Konstantin
>
> > 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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