[XML-SIG] XSLT sorting by "authors" element, with multiple authors

Paul Tremblay phthenry@earthlink.net
Tue, 13 May 2003 21:35:29 -0400


On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 09:33:37AM -0400, Thomas B. Passin wrote:
> 
> Read the archives of xml-dev for the last few months, or of the xslt list
> for the last 6 months, 

>and you will see a lot of anguish over the complexity
> of combining XSL Schema types with xslt and xpath (sometimes the discussion
> is more focused on XQuery, but there is a close relationship because
> XQuery's needs have strongly influenced xpath2).

I had kind of picked this up on the xslt mailing list the last few
weeks, and just wanted to confirm my guess.

Thanks

Paul 

> 
> Uche has said many times that he thinks that xpath2/xslt2 are complex
> abominations (my words, trying to capture what I think he expressed) and
> that he has no interest in implementing them.
> 
> He is interested in an alternative approach to a new xpath/xslt and there is
> a small list where it is being discussed.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom P
> 
> 
> 
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