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> This is all definitely as things should go, but I worry that style sheets
> won't even be introduced as a possibility until SGML-based browsers are
> out there and used in abundance, which could be a long time.
Well, we have already shipped the freely available version
of SoftQuad Panorama -- an SGML helper app. and browser for the WWW -- to
a number of distributors, including Spyglass. The PRO version is currently
shipping in small quantities, and will be shipping generally in a week or
two; the fre version will soon be available by ftp, and we will be making
announcements so that people can try it out.
The `week or two' delay is mostly so that people with existing SGML can
put it up on their web servers, so there's something to look at for the
roll-out.
However, SoftQuad Panorama is not intended for use with HTML of the sort
that's typically found on the web -- e.g. it doesn't handle omitted tags.
I said earlier:
> > There are some problems with the current style sheet syntax when included
> > in a document -- HTML 2 browsers either go bananas or display the text
> > of the style sheet at the top of the document -- but I think that could be
> > fixed by putting the syntax into elements with attributes.
>
> But, HTML 2 browsers should never have to see them, if the <STYLE> tag is
> HTML 3 only :) If one uses a <LINK> mechanism, then it's not a problem.
Yes. The problem is that the style sheet is optionally included in the
content of the STYL element, inline. It's optional, though, so you don't
have to use it.
Lee
-- Liam Quin, SoftQuad Inc +1 416 239 4801 lee@sq.com <URL:http://www.sq.com/>