- From: Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:38:59 +0000
- To: "XProc Dev" <xproc-dev@w3.org>
2008/12/19 Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>: > "Dave Pawson" <dave.pawson@gmail.com> writes: > >> Just note how long winded it is to do such a simple thing Norm? >> I'm less sure how clear the use case is for it though. > > I guess it's a little bit long-winded, but you only have to do it once > and stick it in a library and then it's as simple as > > <ex:set-value .../> > > The WG has tried to avoid introducing new steps when their behavior > can be easily fabricated with existing steps. Not that I'll claim that > was a hard-and-fast rule. IMHO I don't think it's worked this time. <p:value-of select='xpath'/> is usable, library based or not, the current solution is very messy. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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