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XSLT and folding code viewer

 [1/2] from: jason::cunliffe::verizon::net at: 26-Sep-2002 18:47


A nice developing example of using XSLT to generate 'folding' code docuemntation on-line is at: http://www.jserv.com/jk_orr/xml/driveinfoleo.htm The styling is raw still. But I think this is still an impressive example of how a functional language processor can take a complex trees structure and render it to XML/HTML In this case its XSLT converting a Leo file. Could be REBOL converting a REBOL tree also.. Jo Orr, who developed the above, made some interesting comments today about XSLT as a functional language. Naturally it also reinforces the role Rebol can play in this type of work. <quote http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=1694277> You can see from some of these samples included with Screenbook Maker BTW, that using XSLT to transform XML is far simpler and more elegant than any non-functional language solution. Another useful functional language is SQL. Not many would argue that SQL should be replaced with e.g. Python. So I wouldn't write XSLT off as a fad even if you are a Python wizard. The XSLT file I uploaded is unfortunately not an example of elegance, in fact I hardly understand it myself. But it *is* a lot shorter than it would be in a non-functional language. If we can get a nice package of XSLT stylesheets written, Leo could become a tool for creating outline format websites. </quote> He has a page of developing Leo/XSLT experiments: http://www.jserv.com/jk_orr/xml/leo.htm ./Jason

 [2/2] from: bry:itnisk at: 27-Sep-2002 14:14


I'm wondering aside from the line " Could be REBOL converting a REBOL tree also " what this post has to do with Rebol. This is not negative, I'm hoping the answer will be "Cause we're gonna make an xslt processor for Rebol!!" a dream of mine which unfortunately I have had no time to fulfill, not to say I've had time to get good at Rebol which would have to be step 1 of fulfilling my dream. I've looked at Leo and am thinking about supporting it's output format in our product(MediaMaxx) in the next couple of weeks, a description of MediaMaxx can be found at http://www.MediaMaxx.biz (this is Danish, English info at http://www.mediamaxx.biz/english/assembler.asp ) , more technical stuff can be found at http://www.mediamaxx.biz/english/technical/assembler.asp (am posting these links not to market but as a context reference) since our presentation level is controlled via xslt, and I am the one who writes the xslt I think it might be cool to do something together, if there is any discussion out there about what Leo should be able to do. MediaMaxx is in early beta stage.