- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 15:49:13 +0200
- To: Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net>
- CC: www-svg@w3.org
Paul Prescod wrote: > > Bill Wadley wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > I'm wondering what the current thinking is regarding XSL and CSS. I've read > > some archived messages by Paul Prescod and Simon St.Laurent > > (http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/1999Feb/), but can't tell in > > which direction the SVG-WG is looking. > > The basis of the debate was that SVG diagrams are not generalized markup > and therefore the usual principles of stylesheet use DO NOT APPLY. Right. > SVG is > a formatter-specific graphics language. No, it isn't formatter-specific at all. I'm not sure what you are trying to say here. > Stylesheet use in SVG document will be rare I hope not; SVG is explicitly intended to be stylable. For example, you can link to a symbol library and then restyle those componenents. > for the same reason that stylesheets are hardly ever used in > vector graphics languages and formatting-specific languages like Word. They are hardly ever used in other vector graphics l;anguages because no-one saw the need, until now; and I think that the reason many wordprocessors do not have their stylesheets used much is because the UI is clunky and thus patchwork overides are easier for users than structured styling. > Most SVG will be generated SVG Yes, there are only so many numbers you want to type in by hand > -creating tools will not encourage You don't know that, unless you are aware of more product plans than I am > and may not even allow stylesheet use. They may not, but the generated SVG can still be styled even if the original generating application did not produce any styling. > I argued that since most SVG will be generated and stylesheet-less it > should be optimized for ease of generation, and should not penalize > "inline style" in the way that HTML does (for historically good reason). OIK, I see where you are going. Yes, inline style in SVG is perfectly fine (although not the only option) and, for inline style, CSS is suitable wheras XSL is not. > So no, my position is not that XSL is better for SVG. CSS is great -- just > don't make it so difficult to use and process. I don't see that it is difficult to use and process. > Stylesheet use should be a valid choice. Inline style should be another. External stylesheets and inline stylesheets are both stylesheets. One just has implicit selectors, is all. -- Chris
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