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Re: XSLT and SVG
- To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
- Subject: Re: XSLT and SVG
- From: Chris Lilley <chris at w3 dot org>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 18:14:55 +0200
- Organization: W3C
- References: <NABBLNLEFKJBBIBELMLOKEBKLKAA.Chris@Bayes.co.uk>
- Reply-To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
Chris Bayes wrote:
> Chris Lilley wrote:
> >Just pointing out that nothing precludes using style elements of external
> >stylesheets in SVG.
>
> No very true but they don't normally override style attributes on elements.
That depends on their specificity - if its greater than 100 then clearly
they will override them.
>
> >Also, why edit a style attribute?
>
> Why not it was just an excersize.
Oh - ok.
> >Why not just add a
> >selector of higher specificity that overrides the property you want to
> >change?
>
> Not sure what you mean here.
Specificity, as defined in the CSS spoec.
> Are you talking about !important or
> <text...style="color:red;"><span style="color:blue;">some text</span></text>
no.
> I think it is cleaner to change the style attribute rather than overriding
> things or having external stylesheets. Less stuff to transmit and maintain.
If you are worried about maintenence, don't use style attributes.
> >> So what looked like a simple answer to a simple problem *isn't*. Maybe Ms
> >> and Mike can shed some light on this
> >
> >I think this is a case where server-side DOM 2 makes more sense than
> >server-side XSL-T.
>
> Possibly but the question was about XSLT and the more weapons in your
> armoury the better.
True, and its interesting to discuss edge cases and push the envelope, but
its also wise to point out when someone is using a cone wrench as a hammer
;-)
--
Chris
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