> -----Original Message----- > From: James A Sutherland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The XML is very simple and includes only the content of the page without > > extra formating information or the side menu. The transformation is > > necessary so that we can alter the look and feel of multiple > pages on the > > site without having to edit every single html page. > > All of which can be done using a combination of CSS and SSI: mark your > headings with <h1> and your paragraphs with <p> and that's it. (I'm using > inline style="..." rather than a style sheet, which makes the > <h1> tags a > little nastier-looking, but helps Netscape 4 rendering.)
Sure, but it is much less flexible than the system we have in place. Take a look at http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/site/ and see how nice and simple the xml is. This allows us in the future to make arbitrary changes to the look/feel/structure of the site without touching the source files. From an xml source there are also lots of choices for the transformation (xsl,anakia,etc), so we are not locked into a particular tool. I have done sites with extensive SSI, and I have to say that xml transformations seem to be much cleaner and more flexible. Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
