On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Derek Hohls wrote: > This is all true; but a stylesheet is still a stylesheet, > and it seems that the original poster wanted to be > able to use something very close to template-type > HTML so that the page desigers would not have to > do anything related to XML and XSL... maybe XHTML > and <include> statements are the way to go??
you have right Derek and in most websites fit the template-type approach xhtml is xml and we can handle in using cocoon put custom <elements> inside and make any transformations we want all custom elements can be complex xml-xslt->html content or content from databases and and... -- stavros > > Derek > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2003 02:58:02 >>> > Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > > Le Vendredi, 3 oct 2003, ΰ 14:41 Europe/Zurich, Derek Hohls a ιcrit : > > > >> ...My feeling is that use of Cocoon must change some aspects > >> of how you work... if you do not want to change, then maybe > >> stick to JSP or other template-type systems?... > > > > I didn't follow the beginning of this discussion, but wouldn't a > > technique like the "style-free XSLT" presented in > > http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/2000/07/26/xslt/xsltstyle.html allow one to > > work with "visible" HTML templates, even if doing the transformations in > > XSLT? > > > > I haven't used this yet but the idea looks really interesting. > > Actually, it is extremely useful. Some Lenya publications are using > it, and the major benefit is the separation of real XHTML layout > and presentation logic. The XSLTs become more readable and maintenance > is simplified. The cocooncenter article I mentioned in my previous > mail to this thread is based on exactly this xml.com article. > > Andreas > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
