The DSSSL Book [electronic resource] : an XML/SGML Programming Language / by Javier Farreres.

The DSSSL Book: An XML/SGML Programming Language provides comprehensive coverage of the language. Its approach is practical with numerous examples and graphics explaining DSSSL concepts. The book covers the structure of a DSSSL document, its programming language, the groves data model, the query lan...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Farreres, Javier
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint : Springer, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The DSSSL Specification
  • 2.1. Architectural Forms
  • 2.2. The DSSSL Architectural Form
  • 2.3. Features
  • 2.4. Character Repertoires
  • 2.5. SGML Grove Plan
  • 2.6. External Specification
  • 2.7. Stylesheet Partitioning
  • 3. The Programming Language
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Expressions
  • 3.3. Data Types
  • 3.4. Repetitive Processing
  • 3.5. Standard Procedures
  • 3.6. Core Expression Language
  • 4. The Process of Grove Constructiona
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Property Sets
  • 4.3. Intrinsic Data Types
  • 4.4. Intrinsic Properties
  • 4.5. Grove Plans
  • 4.6. The SGML Property Set
  • 4.7. The Grove
  • 4.8. Classes of the SGML Propset
  • 5. The Standard Document Query Language (SDQL)
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Query Language Datatypes
  • 5.3. Node Procedures
  • 5.4. Property Procedures
  • 5.5. Exercises
  • 6. The Transformation Process
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Processing Model Overview
  • 6.3. The Transformer
  • 6.4. The Transformation Language
  • 6.5. Transformation Expressions
  • 7. The Style Process
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Tutorial of the Style Language
  • 7.3. Detailed Explanation of the Flow Object Classes
  • 7.4. Additional Classes
  • 7.5. Basic example
  • 7.6. Catalog of Flow Object Classes
  • A. Tools Supporting DSSSL
  • A. l. DSSSLprint
  • A.l.l. Description
  • A.1.2. Automatization and Process Flow
  • A.1.3. Level of Coverage of DSSSL
  • A.1.4. Extensions over the Standard
  • A. 1.4.1. Line-field
  • A.1.4.2. Link
  • A. 1.4.3. Display-group
  • A. 1.4.4. External-graphic
  • A. 1.4.5. Sideline
  • A.l.4.6. Superscript
  • A. 1.4.7. Subscript
  • A. 1.4.8. Common Characteristics of Displayed Objects
  • A. 1.4.9. Table-cell
  • A.1.4.10. Table-row
  • A.1.4.11. Common Flow Object Characteristics
  • A. 1.4.12. Column-set-sequence
  • A.2. OpenJade.