XPointer was implemented in Tango 2k when this standard was the most reliable XPath is another standard wich is increasingly used but more complex to manipulate than the basic XPointer syntax and it is not currently available as a core Witango feature (there is always way to go when you need it ;)
That said, I find that the XPointer in Witango allow you to do the right thing in a flash when other standards become more complicated for simple use I'm currently just begining with the XPointer syntax but I can say that is far more easy than doing anything similar with js and dom on the clientside. Gauthier DISCLAIMER: Gauthier is a XML newbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Voth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list witango-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 5:48 PM Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: XPointer with Witango > Hello, Scott Cadillac! On 7/19/2002 3:48 PM -0700, you wrote in whole or part: > >For those of you that may be interested, I've written a <grin>short</grin> > >article on how to use XPointer with Witango. > > > >This article focuses on XPointer specifically and not any particular DOM > >Metatag, because before attempting to use XML DOM Variables in Witango, I > >recommend having a solid understanding of XPointer. Because XPointer is the > >syntax you need to navigate Witango DOM. > > > >http://xml-extra.net/webpage.xmlx?node=72 > > > Excellent article! > > I wonder why the use of the old "XPointer" method of "root().child()" instead of the XPath method of "/parentElement/childElement". > > Thanks, > Beverly > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body ______________________________________________________________________________ ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
