Re: GRAND MASTER PLAN
- From: Charles Goodwin <charlie xwt org>
- To: jsled asynchronous org
- Cc: Gnome Office <gnome-office-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: GRAND MASTER PLAN
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:02:07 +0000
On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 15:47, Josh Sled wrote:
> There's a big difference between HTML and XML. I'd argue the majority
> of the [gnucash reporting] pain is due to generating HTML in lieu of a
> more appropriate [maybe XML-based] format.
Yay! The voice of sanity. To go from an aribitrary data-aware (ie. not
layout-aware) XML format to any other format is easy with the smart
application of XSL or any number of alternative approaches (eg libgda).
[Un]hooking information into [and out of] HTML is a nightmare. You'd do
well to be rid of it.
The best trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world that HTML
is appropriate for anything other than simple documents.
--
- Charlie
Charles Goodwin <charlie xwt org>
Online @ http://www.charlietech.com
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