[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are backwards-incompatible changes really that destructive? Nobody forces anyone to upgrade their documents. One can easily install multiple versions of DocBook schemas in parallel. In contrast, maintaining multiple versions of stylesheets (to customize) is a pain.
Agreed, if you do it knowingly. It's doing it without realising that *can* be a pain. Even then only if you happen to use a feature lost/changed in the upgrade.
It seems to me that the real issue, rather than incompatible schema changes, concerns long-term support commitments to docbook constructs in the stylesheets.
Equally possible.
Thus, allow DocBook to move along at a reasonable pace, but commit to supporting DocBook constructs in the stylesheets for some time after they are phased out or changed.
I don't think that's even up for discussion is it? The stylesheets aren't part of the Oasis spec.
(However, this may occasionally require explicit triggering of old-style behavior through stylesheet parameters etc...)
And even more of a headache for Bob! regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
