> Is there something I can do to have it show a > more complete set of data?
Try this instead. Not sure if it will yield _more_ data, but it is, I think, the DRI XML prior to the i18n transform: http://{hostname}.{server}.{extension}/{dspace-instance}/?XML > How would one tap into / modify the existing DRI? Or might > this just be a bad idea even for small changes such as the > posted example? In my opinion (others will disagree, I think), interface changes should _always_ be done in the XSLT. You're going to be making changes there anyway, and it's best to keep all of your custom presentational logic in one place. I think one of the challenges we face in Manakin is that the DRI schema itself contains elements that are, for all intents and purposes, presentational in their meaning. So some presentational logic is actually inherent in the XML, which cannot then be easily overridden in the XSLT. But, even though in some cases it would actually appear more straight forward to alter the DRI XML to arrive at your desired interface, I think that will cause you more problems down the road when it comes time to upgrade DSpace. XSLT changes give you a better buffer in that regard. --Dave ================== David Walker Library Web Services Manager California State University http://xerxes.calstate.edu From: Patrick K. Etienne [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Dspace-tech] Dspace 1.5.1 - Manakin XSLT / DRI DSpace Techies - I'm looking for some assistance with understanding (primarily) Manakin's DRI. Here's a simple example task: Changing the base URI for css stylesheets. Current location is: {theme-name}/lib/{stylesheet-name}.css Desired location is: {theme-name}/css/{stylesheet-name}.css The template to overwrite is: "buildHead" Here's the relevant portion of the XSLT: <xsl:attribute name="href"> <xsl:value-of select="/dri:document/dri:meta/dri:pageMeta/dri:metada...@element='contextPath'][not(@qualifier)]"/> <xsl:text>/themes/</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="/dri:document/dri:meta/dri:pageMeta/dri:metada...@element='theme']...@qualifier='path']"/> <xsl:text>/</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="."/> </xsl:attribute> Now this *could* be done by something as simple as removing the nested tags from the <xsl:attribute/> tag, but I'd prefer to do in a manner that would seem more proper - tapping into the DRI and perhaps even modifying it's content slightly. The Problem: Directing my browser to "http://{hostname}.{server}.{extension}/{dspace-instance}/DRI/"; does yield the raw xml for the DRI, but the document -> meta -> pageMeta -> theme element doesn't seem to exist. At least in the browser's output: <pageMeta> <metadata element="contextPath"/> <metadata element="request" qualifier="queryString"/> <metadata element="request" qualifier="scheme">http</metadata> <metadata element="request" qualifier="serverPort">8080</metadata> <metadata element="request" qualifier="serverName">dld.library.gatech.edu</metadata> <metadata element="request" qualifier="URI"/> <metadata element="search" qualifier="simpleURL">/search</metadata> <metadata element="search" qualifier="advancedURL">/advanced-search</metadata> <metadata element="search" qualifier="queryField">query</metadata> <metadata element="page" qualifier="contactURL">/contact</metadata> <metadata element="page" qualifier="feedbackURL">/feedback</metadata> <metadata element="title">DSpace Home</metadata> <metadata element="feed" qualifier="rss+xml">/feed/rss_1.0/site</metadata> <metadata element="feed" qualifier="rss+xml">/feed/rss_2.0/site</metadata> <trail target="">DSpace Home</trail> </pageMeta> Questions: 1) Why does the DRI in my browser seem to be incomplete? Is there something I can do to have it show a more complete set of data? Or is this just a limitation imposed by when the content gets generated from the pipelines? 2) How would one tap into / modify the existing DRI? Or might this just be a bad idea even for small changes such as the posted example? 3) What suggestions might you offer as a best solution for accomplishing tasks that involve the XSLT and DRI for presentation level changes? Any tips, hints, or suggestions would definitely be appreciated Many Thanks! - Patrick Etienne --- Patrick K. Étienne Systems Analyst Digital Library Development Library and Information Center Georgia Institute of Technology email: [email protected] phone: 404.385.8121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
