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Re: a novice's question
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- Subject: Re: a novice's question
- From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian dot rahtz at computing-services dot oxford dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:53:19 +0100 (BST)
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anilia bruho writes:
> FO, I cannot express it either because there's no way there to program the
> necessary choice algorithm. Finally I was able to solve this problem
> satisfactorily using TeX, which allows to mix "control flow" and visual
> statements (although TeX is a nightmare in many other respects).
This has come up before and I entirely sympathize. I have often
expressed the same reservations about the whole DSSSL/XSLFO model. You
*do* have the multi-switch/multi-case stuff in XSL FO (6.9.3 ff),
which could maybe do some of what you want, but so far as I know its
an entirely unexplored area. I do not think any of the XSL FO
implementations do anything with it.
> So, what XSL experts would say? Am I missing something? Or am I, with my
> designer needs, out of luck in XSL world?
I think the jury is out. We need more experience in doing real-world
design using FO.
Sebastian Rahtz
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