From: Richard Knapp (richfk_at_attglobal.net)
Date: Mon Sep 30 2002 - 13:12:34 CEST
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> Richard Knapp wrote:
> > I've been thinking (look out!) about the book format in the data file. Is
> > this data or a format? If it's data, then it should be placed in the XML
> > file. If it's a format, should it not be XSL based?
>
> The ambiguity of the way you state it makes it sound more confusing than
> I think it is. Yes, formatting information about how the data should be
> displayed is better left in another document, i.e. the XSL, but the information...
Excellent points. I'll table that (non) issue and work more on the other
stuff. Thanks for the feedback.
> I hope the order in the CaveXML file would not dictate the resulting
> order/format in a particular piece of software.
> Would you really want to view each page of a large system mapped over
> many decades in the original format, or would you want to either
> (1) stick with the chosen format of the software your are using
> or, if you are lucky to have software with such options
> (2) pick the way you want to see the data.
Personnally, I'd rather see it in original format.
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