Re: [binarycloud-dev] xslt

[Alex B. <en...@tu...>]

> Yeah, all this stuff as been the XML hype for some time now, and as a
> technology person I highly agree that XML (& XSLT) is the way to go, it
> just makes sense. What my concern is how this affects the interface
> designers. Right now, they know and understand HTML/CSS, and have picked
> up the learning curve on how to fit it into a template language. So how
> do they deal with XSLT? Learn a whole new concept/language? If they do,
> how do they understand and control how XSLT outputs thier work into
> HTML? They can be very picky, and may just get totally frustrated trying
> to get things to look the way they want. They are already dealing with
> browser bugs & inconsistancies, now they have to throw XSLT into the
> mix.

Speaking as a a designer (I have a strange hat on now, so I am qualified) -
xslt is wonderful for all of the above.

I get properly compressed output.
I am forced to make clean, properly structured documents.
I'm not forced, but it certainly helps to use CSS properly.

etc.

Yes, XSLT is a learning curve, but I don't have a problem with learning
something new as long as it's better.

Which is why I should re-iterate that TemplateManager can and (no doubt)
will have support for all kinds of template systems, contributed by users.

> Maybe I'm off base here, as I have only read about XML & XSLT and tried
> rudimentary examples. I haven't tried to actually put it to use in a
> production environment. But, I'm going to grab r2 and do some tests and
> analysis.

Well, if you grab the r2 snap I published, you don't be able to run it :)

That's sort of a "directory structure" snap, it doesn't work. It will soon,
though.

_alex