XML Style Sheet Designer

[A.M]

Hi,

Can I use FrontPage to *visually* design XSL style sheets?
I know xml text editors that can help typing XSL file, but I am looking for
a visual designer.

Any help would be apprecited,
Alan

 

[Murray]

There ain't no "visual" to XML. It contains no presentational markup.

 

[Jim Cheshire]

There ain't no "visual" to XML. It contains no presentational markup.

There is a visual element to XSL in that it is possible to diagram any
schema. FrontPage does not do such a thing.

--
Jim Cheshire
JIMCO Software
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for Microsoft FrontPage.

 

[Murray]

That's different, though. It's not presentational, it's functional.
Although I suppose that is what the OP was asking about now that you mention
it.

 

[clintonG]

The actual answer is no, you can not use FrontPage to design XSL style
sheets but FrontPage can be used to view and test result by loading the page
for review. The XSL can be manually written in the FrontPage editor but
that's it.

Its is incorrect for Murray to proclaim that "there ain't no visual to XML"
as any well formed XML file can be read by dragging it into the body of IE
or can be loaded by requesting the file using a URL. There is a special
style sheet that formats the XML for "visual" display the only valid
argument being one of aethetics of the hierarchical presentation and any
useability in that context but it is a visual display regardless that many
find complete unto itself.

All that said, there are a number of XML and XSL editors around. There is a
collection of resources at xml.com [1] which is where you can get started
evaluating the many choices.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

[1] http://www.xml.com/

 

[Murray]

Maybe I should have said '...no presentation...".

But reading the contents of the file is quite different than presentation.
I can read the contents of any such file by dragging it into Notepad,
too....

--
Murray
============

The actual answer is no, you can not use FrontPage to design XSL style
sheets but FrontPage can be used to view and test result by loading the
page for review. The XSL can be manually written in the FrontPage editor
but that's it.

Its is incorrect for Murray to proclaim that "there ain't no visual to
XML" as any well formed XML file can be read by dragging it into the body
of IE or can be loaded by requesting the file using a URL. There is a
special style sheet that formats the XML for "visual" display the only
valid argument being one of aethetics of the hierarchical presentation and
any useability in that context but it is a visual display regardless that
many find complete unto itself.

All that said, there are a number of XML and XSL editors around. There is
a collection of resources at xml.com [1] which is where you can get
started evaluating the many choices.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

[1] http://www.xml.com/

Hi,

Can I use FrontPage to *visually* design XSL style sheets?
I know xml text editors that can help typing XSL file, but I am looking
for a visual designer.

Any help would be apprecited,
Alan

 

[clintonG]

Okay, I'll let it slide this time ;-)

<%= Clinton Gallagher

Maybe I should have said '...no presentation...".

But reading the contents of the file is quite different than presentation.
I can read the contents of any such file by dragging it into Notepad,
too....

--
Murray
============

The actual answer is no, you can not use FrontPage to design XSL style
sheets but FrontPage can be used to view and test result by loading the
page for review. The XSL can be manually written in the FrontPage editor
but that's it.

Its is incorrect for Murray to proclaim that "there ain't no visual to
XML" as any well formed XML file can be read by dragging it into the body
of IE or can be loaded by requesting the file using a URL. There is a
special style sheet that formats the XML for "visual" display the only
valid argument being one of aethetics of the hierarchical presentation
and any useability in that context but it is a visual display regardless
that many find complete unto itself.

All that said, there are a number of XML and XSL editors around. There is
a collection of resources at xml.com [1] which is where you can get
started evaluating the many choices.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

[1] http://www.xml.com/

Hi,

Can I use FrontPage to *visually* design XSL style sheets?
I know xml text editors that can help typing XSL file, but I am looking
for a visual designer.

Any help would be apprecited,
Alan

 

[Murray]

Heh. Whew....

--
Murray
============

Okay, I'll let it slide this time ;-)

<%= Clinton Gallagher

Maybe I should have said '...no presentation...".

But reading the contents of the file is quite different than
presentation. I can read the contents of any such file by dragging it
into Notepad, too....

--
Murray
============

The actual answer is no, you can not use FrontPage to design XSL style
sheets but FrontPage can be used to view and test result by loading the
page for review. The XSL can be manually written in the FrontPage editor
but that's it.

Its is incorrect for Murray to proclaim that "there ain't no visual to
XML" as any well formed XML file can be read by dragging it into the
body of IE or can be loaded by requesting the file using a URL. There is
a special style sheet that formats the XML for "visual" display the only
valid argument being one of aethetics of the hierarchical presentation
and any useability in that context but it is a visual display regardless
that many find complete unto itself.

All that said, there are a number of XML and XSL editors around. There
is a collection of resources at xml.com [1] which is where you can get
started evaluating the many choices.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

[1] http://www.xml.com/




Hi,

Can I use FrontPage to *visually* design XSL style sheets?
I know xml text editors that can help typing XSL file, but I am looking
for a visual designer.

Any help would be apprecited,
Alan