Re: FLASH: You think Shockwave is truly the future of the web

[Mark Abouzeid]

We do a lot of work now with XML but it's value is not for use in direct 

browser rendering.  Yes, technically it can be used that way but it is not 

meant as a layout/pagination language.  The heart of XML lies in structuring 

data according to your or an industry accepted definition (DTD).  This makes 

development, especially when integrating Flash and databases, so much simpler 

and more universal.


We have used XML for creating automated publishing modules to allow editors to 

update content according to rules which will allow for seamless syndication to 

other sites while still leaving the design and layout to the programmers and 

architects.  For rendering, it is simple enough to use XSL or any other style 

sheet as the final processing and thus remains flexible.  The critical piece of 

xml for us is removing the pagination/layout parameters from the content.



best regards,


Mark Abouzeid

Editor, InTuscany.net

abouzeidintuscany [dot] net

http://www.intuscany.net






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