XML.com: Printing XML: Why CSS Is Better than XSL
I'm not sure how to interpret Norm's comments either. Was this a flat out statement of fact? If so I will simply hand in my CSS card on my way out the door and kindly ask Mr. Walsh for directions to whatever he might suggest as a better alternative.
I should admit ahead of time that the amount of information contained in my cranium in regards to which formatting technology is best for print output can be contained in a -- actually it can't be contained when it doesn't exist so I will simply state that this paper seems very well argued and if it wasn't for that lingering voice in my head suggesting that I'd best get some clarification first before I even start thinking about asking Norm for my card back. I will suggest though that the closing statement really seemed to suggest that the paper wasn't even really arguing against Norm's comments as much as seeing an opportunity to point out a "yeah, but..." to maybe gain some momentum from the fact that you're guaranteed to get more readers to filter this story for the simple fact that the opening statement suggested something which was bound to turn into some sort of cross-blog rumble between two power house technologists. Not a bad tactic ;)
Actually, this is a really good post in general in regards to technical content and worthy of a read regardless of any intonation of blogblood trickling from one or the others blognose. I'll give it 4em's on a scale 1-5em's. Given this is the first (and probably the last) em rating I have ever given to a post this suggest's that theres a good chance this post will hold the "Highest em rating ever on <XSLT:Blog/>" record for several years, if not more, to come. Nice work :) Maybe I'll make a little plaque or something to put... emmmm, no, nevermind.
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I have just a few minor (okay, fundamental) problems with the article. b74db248f685a96cf9cb95e90bc1ffdb
I use CSS quite heavily in my own applications, and will readily admit that it serves a very useful purpose in providing a clean presentation layer on logical structures. However, this concept of trying to proclaim CSS as being superior to XSLT is to me a lot of absurd fluff, and to me stems from this belief that the “web browser” as it exists right now is the end-stage for all XML development. Until the CSS community is willing to take the next logical step and put CSS into an XML basis, I’m inclined to believe that they are otherwise flogging a dying (if not already dead) horse.
— Kurt