Sure, if you have a simple CSS there it can render as you please - you don't even need Xslt.
Apple have a nice example: http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/xmltransformations.html And i suspect you're fairly unlikely to have a Microformat that doesn't have style (classes etc are fundamental to them), then i'd argue there is really no difference. I'll put it another (likely contentious way...) - Xml could be substituted for Microformats with no real side effect - render done via CSS or Xslt. Again, any Microformats is an Xml fragment in any case. The key to all this i you guys who have gotten behind it. IMHO, technology is unimportant here. It is much the same way AJAX has emerged from a set of tools i have been using in corporate applications since 1998 - the community suddenly come together and called it something. However, i look forward to reading the article!! I do think this effort is pretty cool :) ---- Steven Livingstone http://stevenR2.com ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Phil Haack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Microformats Discuss <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:08:14 -0700 >Well XML isn't really supported by all browsers. If I markup some data >like: > ><calendar xmlns="http://example.org/myformat/";> > <date>1/23/2005</date> > <event>Blah</event> ></calendar> > >A browser can't by default render that as it could if that was (x)html >markup. That's one benefit of Microformats is that it is designed for >humans first, unlike XML languages. > >Where the redundancy comes in is in the form of XML feeds such as RSS and >ATOM. These type of feeds are separate from your main content (i.e. your >website) but they contain duplicate content from your website. > >I guess what I'm looking for is discussion on why would one choose >Microformats over XML languages or any other popular means of embedding >data. > >Perhaps I should look at how Microformats contrast with Dublin Core/RDF. > >My article discusses the principles and benefits of Microformats, but I >haven't had a really strong discussion of why not use XML or RDF as well as >the weaknesses of Microformats. > >Thanks for the feedback! > >Phil > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven >Livingstone >Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:53 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [uf-discuss] Microformats vs XML > >I'm not wholly convinced they compete to be honest. > >Xml is very easily authored as well, is supported by all browsers i believe, >as well as most applications now - not sure where the redundancy comes from >- you use what you want. > >Xml is far better supported in terms of toolset and validation. It also has >powerful technologies around it and i find it hard to know what i would use >Microformats over Xml - i'd always go with Xml - unless i was embedding >certain data within an XHTML document, but that's because there is now >support for Microformats, not because Xml wouln't do it (remembering that >XHTML and co. are Xml in any case). > >Just to be clear, the "Xml communities" have been creating standards for a >number of years and there has been literally hundreds of effors and many >standards are in use today - commercial and non-commercial. > >I'd say the cooo thing about Microformats is they are a look at something in >a new way (not replacing anything as such). If anything it competes perhaps >against Dublin Core/RDF when embedded in XHTML documents, however, i do >believe Microformats are something entirly new (maybe an argument agsinst >Smart Tags and so on could be made). > >Regards, >Steven > >---- >Steven Livingstone >http://stevenR2.com > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: "Phil Haack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Microformats Discuss <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:35:25 -0700 > >>I am writing an article for an online development magazine on Microformats >>and I'm looking for some good online discussions on the benefits of >>Microformats over XML. >> >>So far I have: >> >>Reduced Redundancy (ex. RSS) >>Browser Support for Microformats since it builds on HTML. >>Ease of authorship >> >>Are there any others I am missing? Is there a good discussion you could >>point me to? I searched and didn't find a whole lot. I may be using the >>wrong search terms. ;) >> >>Phil >> >>_______________________________________________ >>microformats-discuss mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >microformats-discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss > >_______________________________________________ >microformats-discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss > _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
