Q: Why use HTML tags at all? Q: Isn't this just 'client side includes' or Xlink or such?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sunil vanmullem > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:23 AM > To: www-talk@w3.org > Subject: (MOB)HTML - Merge on browser HTML (was SDPML) > > > I while ago I posted information about a project that aimed > to change the way web pages were written by separating out > document structure from the content of the document. > > I've renamed the project to Merge on Browse (MOB)HTML as it > uses AJAX to treat the document structure of web page as > static content, like an image. And it's the browser that > pulls this document structure separately and merges it with > > data encoded within the original served page. > > Simply put this enables web applications to be written so > that the GUI can be skinned without changing the underlying > business logic, reduces dependencies on GUI builders vs. > application coders, has potential to allow rendering into > other forms such as PDF, n and brings efficiency improvements > to the server side. > > (MOB)HTML is cross platform and works on Windows and MAC on > Internet Explorer, Firefox , Opera, Safari and Minimo. > (MOB)HTML can be found here: > http://www.paglis.co.uk/(MOB)HTML/index.html > > Now that the prototype is running I'm looking to set up a > project on Improving (MOB)HTML whose controversial aim it is > to make (MOB)HTML the standard for writing web pages. > > Sunil Vanmullem > > > > > A MOB page looks like this: > > <html> > <body> > <link href="stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" > type="text/css"> > <div id="MOB" style="display:none"> > <div id="MOB.noCSS"> > Sorry, this page requires a > browser that supports > CSS in order to function properly. <br> > </div> > <div id="MOB.Template">index-t.html</div> > <div id="MOB.Static">index.props</div> > <div id="MOB.WriteTo">MOB_OUT</div> > <div id="MOB.StyleSheet">stylesheet.css</div> > <div id="MOB.mergedelim.begin">[[</div> > <div id="MOB.mergedelim.end">]]</div> > <div id="welcome.blurb"></div> > <div id="param2"></div> > <div id="param3"></div> > </div> > <DIV id=MOB_OUT></div> > <script language="JavaScript" src="common.js"></script> > <script language="JavaScript" src="mob.js"></script> > <script language="javascript"> > var oMOB = new MOB(); > oMOB.main(); > </script> > </html> > > And Heres a breakdown of what each part does > > > <link href="stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> > <script src=></script> > * a reference to the javascript and stylesheets > that the rendered > * HTML page needs as I couldn't see a cross > browser way to acheieve this > > <div id="MOB" style="display:none"> > * configuration data within a hidden DIV > > <div id="MOB.noCSS"> > Sorry, this page requires a > browser that supports CSS > </div> > * currently displayed if the > target browser doesn't > * support CSS. Though works needs > * to be done to redirect to > server side rendering > * of MOB pages in this instance > > > <div id="MOB.Template">index-t.html</div> > * identifies the file that > contains the document structure > > <div id="MOB.Static">index.props</div> > * identifies any static content > that needs to be merged > * into the structure. > * e.g. a different language > could have different static content > > <div id="MOB.WriteTo">MOB_OUT</div> > * identifies where the > merged/rendered output should be written. > > <div id="MOB.StyleSheet">stylesheet.css</div> > * a reference to the > stylesheets that the rendered page needs > > <div id="MOB.mergedelim.begin">[[</div> > * used to identify the start of > a delimited merge field > * in the template file above. > > <div id="MOB.mergedelim.end">]]</div> > * used to identify the end of a > delimited merge field in > * the template file above. > > <div id="welcome.blurb"></div> > <div id="param2"></div> > <div id="param3"></div> > * example of dynamic content > keyed on DIV ID that will be > * merged into the template > </div> > > <DIV id=MOB_OUT></div> > * the DIV to which the merged content > will be written - > * as defined above in MOB.WriteTo > > <script language="JavaScript" src="common.js"></script> > <script language="JavaScript" src="mob.js"></script> > <script language="javascript"> > var oMOB = new MOB(); > oMOB.main(); > </script> > * > * javascript code to run (MOB)HTML > * > </html> > > -- > Suppose I should get my coat then. > > >
