We have the need to do the following - and for the life of me I have not yet found anything that already does this - although I am sure there must be...
1) Define page layouts in an XML markup example: page1.xml <page name="firstpage"> <part name="toppart" src="/resources/header"/> <part name="middlepart"> This is the middle </part> <part src="/resources/dialog"> </page> Depending on the stylesheet used in the later formatting this would then be transformed to say a frameset (HTML) or different cards (WML). 2) Define dialog elements in an XML markup Define things like text fields, buttons etc. in a way so that a later step makes the transformation into the specific instance for the required end format. So the above link to /resources/dialog would then load an XML file containing the description of a particular dialog into the third part of the page. I really only need this in one direction at the moment (i.e. publishing stuff outwards) - so I don't need the overhead of validation etc. Apart from inventing some new XML formats for this - surely there must be something like this already out there? I've looked at XUL, XMLForms etc. but they don't seem right - but perhaps they are. Matthew -- Open Source Group Cocoon { Consulting, Training, Projects } ================================================================= Matthew Langham, S&N AG, Klingenderstrasse 5, D-33100 Paderborn Tel:+49-5251-1581-30 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.s-und-n.de ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cocoon book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735712352/needacake-20 Weblog: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103021/ ================================================================= -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Langham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Summary: Cocoon Stammtisch @ Frankfurt >> easily accessed via public transport. Michael Melhem proposed an irish pub at Frankfurt/Hauptbahnhof (@Michael: "main train station", so I made an educated guess - right ? Do you have a phone number of that pub ?) which should reduce any travelling by public transport to a minimum, but I fear that we lack the possibility to reserve for up to 13 people, having a meal or a noise level suited for a decent conversation, but I << The Irish pub in Paderborn would not be suited for this (very loud) - but perhaps Frankfurt-Irish are quieter :-) So -1 on that. >> Frankfurt/Höchst, about 3 train stations (or 9 minutes) from Frankfurt/Hauptbahnhof, which is close to the train station, large enough for us, provides good yugoslavian food and you can have a good talk over there; all this needs is using the local train towards the city - at 00:39, the latest train (S1 direction "Offenbach Ost") heads towards the city. << Sounds good. Is it easy to get to by car also? Carsten and I will probably be driving in to Frankfurt. So +1 on that one. (I would be +1000 for the Schnitzel place - btw. Yummmy! Still, lack of public transport is a problem) Matthew -- Open Source Group Cocoon { Consulting, Training, Projects } ================================================================= Matthew Langham, S&N AG, Klingenderstrasse 5, D-33100 Paderborn Tel:+49-5251-1581-30 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.s-und-n.de ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cocoon book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735712352/needacake-20 Weblog: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103021/ ================================================================= -----Original Message----- From: Michael Hartle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Summary: Cocoon Stammtisch @ Frankfurt Hello all, to finalize the planing, I'd like to sum up some aspects; I am hoping for some *quick* feedback (i.e. votes) regarding the location, so I can make a reservation at one place or another: * Who: Regarding the guests, the list has grown considerably compared to the last Stammtisch - hopefully I haven't forgot anyone, but currently it looks like Marcus Crafter, Michael Melhem, Wolfram Eisert, Christian Haul, Mariano Kamp, Torsten Curdt, Matthew Langham, Carsten Ziegeler and Andreas Fuchs plus myself are probably going to visit, making it 10 people; when our "international" guests can make it too, we'd be 13 - well, I am not superstitious, but anyone is invited to increase that number. * When: As a date for the Stammtisch, we more or less settled on December, 9th; we might even have some guests from the UK (Andrew Savory), Belgium (Steven Noels) and perhaps Italy (Nicola Ken Barozzi). * Where: Here, we still have to decide - due to lacking public transport connectivity and the necessity for un-alcoholized drivers for the Schnitzel armageddon, we need an alternative location (*sigh*) that is easily accessed via public transport. Michael Melhem proposed an irish pub at Frankfurt/Hauptbahnhof (@Michael: "main train station", so I made an educated guess - right ? Do you have a phone number of that pub ?) which should reduce any travelling by public transport to a minimum, but I fear that we lack the possibility to reserve for up to 13 people, having a meal or a noise level suited for a decent conversation, but I may be wrong. An alternative proposal of mine was a good restaurant at Frankfurt/Höchst, about 3 train stations (or 9 minutes) from Frankfurt/Hauptbahnhof, which is close to the train station, large enough for us, provides good yugoslavian food and you can have a good talk over there; all this needs is using the local train towards the city - at 00:39, the latest train (S1 direction "Offenbach Ost") heads towards the city. Gentlemen, place your votes. 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