Web Design with XML: Generating Webpages with XML, CSS, XSLT and Format

Web Design with XML is a quick and practical introduction to key XML technologies for the busy web designer. Featuring easy to use techniques and clear examples, Manfred Knobloch and Matthias Kopp show how to remodel XML documents into useful and attractive webpages. The book provides introductions to XML DTDs, Namespaces, CSS, XSL and XSLT with examples that illustrate how the concepts can be used. All examples are available for download on the accompanying website and can easily be used for server-side webpage generation as well as client-side rendering.

The appeal of XML lies in its capacity for content management. When using it in web design the task of the technology should be to implement requirements as closely as possible. By using Web Design with XML you can ensure that your webpages are as efficient, manageable and user-friendly as possible.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

Overview of XML, XSL and CSS.

A brief introduction to XML.

XML and CSS.

XSL.

Transformations using XSLT.

XPath.

Other XSLT language elements.

Creating navigation structures.

XSL Formatting Objects.

Appendix A: Elements of the XSLT language.

Appendix B: Complete style sheets.

Appendix C: Further information.

Index.