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Yes, XSLT is a transform. But XSL-FO is a special XML notation for printed media (it also has aural components, but I don't know if they are implemented anywher
by Mikhail_Edoshin 1y ago
Yes, XSLT is a transform. But XSL-FO is a special XML notation for printed media (it also has aural components, but I don't know if they are implemented anywhere). It uses a model similar to CSS, but does not use CSS stylesheets. Instead all attributes are attached directly to XML elements. (Like Tailwind). There is inheritance, but that's all; there are no CSS selectors, no variables, no generated content, nothing, because why? All this can be done during transform. This is both a simpler and more powerful approach than CSS.
- om2 1y agoIt doesn’t scale well to content that changes dynamically on the client side very well. Dynamic manipulation of the post transform XSL-FO is confusing and difficult, retransforming the whole document from source is too slow and loses state. This is a big part of why CSS won.
- mx7zysuj4xew 1y agoWhat the hell are you talking about CSS and XSL-FO are entirely different concepts
- om2 1y agoTake it up with the parent of my comment, who compared them directly.
- ExoticPearTree 1y ago> This is both a simpler and more powerful approach than CSS. If it were true, everyone would have used this instead of CSS.