Re: [Mason] The real issue - abstraction ( XSLT and XML, maybe )

[Jonathan S. <sw...@po...>]

> The system relies on what I'm coming to the conclusion is the best way
> of abstracting the presentation - XML and XSLT.  The draw back is that
> graphical editors for XSLT aren't very graphical ( I'm yet to find any
> that a non-technical person might get to grips with, suggestions
> welcome ? :o) )

As I understand from various people's experiences, XML and XSLT sound best
when you read about them, and often lose their luster when you actually try
to use them to build complex dynamic sites.

Before doing a lot of research on the right way to do this, you might try
developing a small portion of your site with an XML and XSLT framework (e.g.
AxKit) and seeing how well it suits your purposes.

If you do end up using XML/XSLT, I'm not even sure what purpose Mason would
serve - just dhandlers and autohandlers?

Jon