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Re: template matching.. display the data

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For the most part, I don't think that most consumers of data
or information are going to want to change stylesheets. It's too
much 
trouble. 

But I would also say that whether that is appropriate or not
depends 
on what the information is, what the relationship the end-user
has 
with that information, and the purposes they are putting the
information 
to. In most cases, the publisher of the information (i.e.,
someone who understands the entire structure) is the party who
should define stylesheets
for the information. 

But I can see situations where a publisher might want to allow 
end-users some flexibility. For example, a site that publishes
textbooks or journal articles, might allow users to highlight 
certain areas of the content with a background color of the
user's
choice. This would be for that specific user's view only -- 
it doesn't affect the data or the base stylesheet -- but it is a 
user's stylesheet change (and in a real sense also a markup
change).

Or what if the user has purchased the information -- why would it
concern the publisher if the user then chose to change their view
of the information for their own purposes?

Sara Mitchell

Marcus Carr wrote:
> 
> Guy_Murphy@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I think I understand the point you are making, in which case I would
> > recommend that you instigate the XSL transformation from script. That way
> > you can style the XML document with the XSL document *of your choice*
> > rather than the one specified in the XML document. This is also necessary
> > if you want to render several different views of the same XML document.
> 
> Does anyone have a philosophical position on the wisdom of stylesheets being
> written by the ultimate consumers of the data in order to impose a view that
> they believe to be appropriate? I believe that determinations of how the data
> can best be used should be left to one who understands the entire structure,
> much the way database reports are used. Any comments?
> 
> --
> Regards,
> 
> Marcus Carr                      email:  mrc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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