Re: [xsl] Using xsl:output in browsers, was: Re [xsl] XHTML html validation

["Robert Koberg" <rob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Not sure if this is a Pro or Con, but you /should/ have a server-side  
process insert the PI so you are not hardcoding your presentation to the  
content.

Another Con is that you can't chain transformations.


On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:42:00 -0500, Robert Koberg <rob@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:25:15 -0500, Abel Braaksma  
> <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps it is worthwhile to create a little list with pros and cons for  
> > people that are new to the subject so that anyone can decide for  
> > his/her own situation. I understand that you know pretty much of this  
> > type of transformation invocation, maybe you can help improving a Wiki  
> > article on this subject (not yet there).
>
> Not complete, I'm sure, but...
>
> Cons:
>
> - no caching of the processor object
> - when using XHR (XMLHttpRequest), the transform will not be invoked.  
> You will have to parse the DOM to find the PI and apply the transform  
> from JS.
>
> Pros:
>
> - simple
> - works in almost every browser (just not in XHR)
>
> best,
> -Rob



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