Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 20:10:32 -0700 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> Cc: Bob Willcox <bob@pmr.com>, Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>, hackers list <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Native Applixware for FreeBSD -- When? Message-ID: <199905110310.UAA00963@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 10 May 1999 22:00:48 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905102155270.401-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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Hi, xls and xml are markup languages which means you need an "engine" to render -- they do solve very nicely the document construct , or grammar and syntax. It would be great to have a word processing system based upon XML, XSL and a low level api (DOM) to manipulate documents 8) Cheers > I'm starting to investigate xsl (although I haven't time enough for it > yet). It begins to look *extremely* promising. If you know much about > formatting languages like troff or TeX, you might want to see xlm, DOM > and xsl. Take a look at the IBM web site. > > Heck, that's a good excuse to go take a look at one of the most dynamic > programming web sites out there. Take a look at the IBM web site, most > especially if you like java or xml or parsers, or .... IBM is diving > into open source, feet first! > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) > (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- Amancio Hasty hasty@star-gate.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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