> Also, I'd like to see a printer that can generate "canonical" XML. This is > especially handy for testing purposes.
Keith just explained to me that canonical XML is a minimal XML document, i.e. one without CDATA sections, indentation or any extra formatting. In the SAX case any document you print without indendation and whitespaces will be canonical. In the DOM case, you also need to print CDATA as standard text nodes. If I'm right about that one, a canonical options should piece of cake. arkin > > > My personal opinion is that the basic printers belong in the parser, the > > parser being the more general case of XML usage. I assume most users who > > download Xalan also have Xerces installed, or can obtain the > > printer/utility packages separately. In my understanding FOP implements > > it's own printer that requires the FOP code base, and Cocoon should > > implement it's own framework for printers to use the default, FOP or > > whatever comes along (application code). > > I like this arrangement (printers in the parser) more than a separate > package. > That means a separate download, which is a bad thing. -- ____________________________________________________________ Assaf Arkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] CTO http://www.exoffice.com Exoffice, The ExoLab Company tel: (650) 259-9796
