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Hi all,

I finally found the time to write down a few ideas I had in mind for a
long time:
http://camille.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/xsl-customizations-easy-at-last/

I'll be happy to hear your comments before I go further.


Have a nice week,

Camille.
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Camille Bégnis wrote:

> I finally found the time to write down a few ideas I had in mind for a
> long time:
> http://camille.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/xsl-customizations-easy-at-last/
>
> I'll be happy to hear your comments before I go further.

Hi Camille,

are you aware of the following thread:

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=31595537&forum_id=2029

Basically, many DocBook parameters already have necessary
metainformation and more will be added shortly.

FO editor which will be able to use such parameter definitions will be
released to public within few months. But I don't think it is completely
possible to drive editor only by parameter definitions. Some parameters
have such complex types that special control or custom code must be used
to create editing front-end for it.

Jirka

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Jirka Kosek wrote:
> Camille Bégnis wrote:
>
>> I finally found the time to write down a few ideas I had in mind for a
>> long time:
>> http://camille.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/xsl-customizations-easy-at-last/

> are you aware of the following thread:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=31595537&forum_id=2029
>
> Basically, many DocBook parameters already have necessary
> metainformation and more will be added shortly.
>
> FO editor which will be able to use such parameter definitions will be
> released to public within few months. But I don't think it is completely
> possible to drive editor only by parameter definitions. Some parameters
> have such complex types that special control or custom code must be used
> to create editing front-end for it.



So..... I have an xml file which lists the (say html) parameters.
parameter X
Description: it does this
Values {a, b, c}

etc.

Any application that can read XML can then pick up that file...
then use a user response (pick one from list, enter integer etc)
to set a value.

Application then writes out a customization layer, in XML.

:-) Sounds good to me.

Is that the idea Camille?




regards

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Dave Pawson
XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
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Dave Pawson a écrit :
> Jirka Kosek wrote:
>> Camille Bégnis wrote:
>>
>>> I finally found the time to write down a few ideas I had in mind for a
>>> long time:
>>> http://camille.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/xsl-customizations-easy-at-last/
>
>> are you aware of the following thread:
>>
>> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=31595537&forum_id=2029
>>
>>
>> Basically, many DocBook parameters already have necessary
>> metainformation and more will be added shortly.
>>
>> FO editor which will be able to use such parameter definitions will be
>> released to public within few months. But I don't think it is completely
>> possible to drive editor only by parameter definitions. Some parameters
>> have such complex types that special control or custom code must be used
>> to create editing front-end for it.
>
>
>
> So..... I have an xml file which lists the (say html) parameters.
> parameter X
> Description: it does this
> Values {a, b, c}
>
> etc.
>
> Any application that can read XML can then pick up that file...
> then use a user response (pick one from list, enter integer etc)
> to set a value.
>
> Application then writes out a customization layer, in XML.
>
> :-) Sounds good to me.
>
> Is that the idea Camille?

Yes, that's exactly the idea. Glad you like it :-)

Camille.
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So... the xml version of the parameters provides the structure (I think
- is that right Bob/Jirka?)

The values would need to be thought out, and limits provided.
The descriptions would need to be finished, some aren't very complete.

I think that would do it?

(perhaps provide a schema then more than one person could work on it?)

What have I forgotten?


regards

--
Dave Pawson
XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
http://www.dpawson.co.uk

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Dave Pawson a écrit :
> So... the xml version of the parameters provides the structure (I think
> - is that right Bob/Jirka?)
>
> The values would need to be thought out, and limits provided.
> The descriptions would need to be finished, some aren't very complete.
>
> I think that would do it?
>
> (perhaps provide a schema then more than one person could work on it?)

And have something generic enough so that the same schema and parsing
tools could be used for just any vocabulary (DITA for example) that
would decide to support it...

Camille.
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Camille Bégnis wrote:

> I finally found the time to write down a few ideas I had in mind for a
> long time:
> http://camille.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/xsl-customizations-easy-at-last/
>
> I'll be happy to hear your comments before I go further.

http://wiki.docbook.org/topic/ParameterAnnotations

describes what is currently available in DocBook parameter definitions.

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