XML and XSL

Mark Ray and Andrew Savory, Luminas

Summary of parallel session

• Looked at XML (what it is, what it does, why it is useful)

• Looked at XSL (what it is, what it does, why it is useful)

• Hands-on writing XML and using XSL to convert XML documents to HTML

• Looked at other uses of XML and XSL -serving: content for Lynx viewers; PDF; SVG images

Feedback from session

• Most seemed to find it useful• Many planned to go away and learn more about

XML• Many going back to ask IT departments to install

Cocoon publishing engine (http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/)

• Some demand for a longer course