Re: [docbook-apps] Managing changes to the XSLT stylesheets

From
Bob Stayton <>
Date
2007-09-12T15:39:13+00:00
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019601c7f553$006ef1b0$6400a8c0@totoro
Thread
Re: [docbook-apps] Managing changes to the XSLT stylesheets
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geraint North" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:06 AM
Subject: [docbook-apps] Managing changes to the XSLT stylesheets


> It seems to me that there are two ways to manage changes to the XSLT 
> stylesheets:
>
> 1. Modifying the parameters/templates in-place.
> 2. Adding a customisation layer, duplicating (and thus overriding)  the 
> parameters and templates that you specialise.
>
> Initially, I went for the former approach, which was recommended in 
> "DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide",

Just for the record, it is the latter, not the former, that is recommended 
in my book.  I think everyone understood that from your description.  8^)

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting