> > > > Just read the relevant W3 Specs and any good XSLT book.
>
> You could reply with that to any question...
>
not really, the relevant W3 specs are not meant to be read by users
of the language but implementors.
While user-friendliness is often not a goal, no such specification
forbids anyone from reading it, and users with a grain of curiosity
usually do.
Friends --
I hadn't realized quite how acrimonious this discussion had become. CALM DOWN.
Name-calling is unhelpful, and unwelcome on XSL-List. By that I mean
that implying that users who don't read specifications don't have "a
grain of curiosity" is rude. In my opinion, it is also untrue. There
are a lot of users who have no interest in ploughing through
specifications, but who become expert on using the specified language
and the tools that implement it - because they have been curious
about how they work, and have spent considerable time learning that.
If there is substance to this discussion, please continue it without
casting aspersions on people who may have different interests and
backgrounds to your own. If you cannot discuss people and their
varying levels of expertise and interest respectfully, please drop
this thread.
Thank you.
-- Tommie
(who really didn't get out of bed this morning expecting
to play list-Mommie)
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