XML Entity: Style

XSL Specifications

W3C Technical Recommendations/Working Drafts.

Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.0
W3C
XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.0
W3C
XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.1
James Clark (ed.); W3C
XSL Transformations Requirements Version 1.1
W3C
This document describes the requirements for the XSLT 1.1 specification.

XSL General

Articles about applying XSL and surrounding topics.

EXSLT
xslt.org (NEW 10. May)
EXSLT is an open community initiative to standardise and document extensions to XSLT. The extensions are broken down into a number of modules, listed below.
XSLT Mark
DataPower Technology (NEW 30. July)
XSLTMark is the first XSLT processor performance benchmarking application. It gauges the capabilities of XSLT processing engines by testing them on a common platform with a variety of stylesheets and inputs that sample the gamut of possible applications.
XSLT Standard Library
Steve Ball
The XSLT Standard Library, xsltsl, provides the XSLT developer with a set of XSLT templates for commonly used functions. These are mostly implemented purely in XSLT. Some templates call extension functions provided by XSLT processors, in order to provide a common interface.

Learning XSLT

Articles about XSLT, covering the basics and mor sophisticated topics. They are primarily intended for learning purposes.

Extending XSLT
Doug Tidwell (NEW 16. October)
This chapter adapted from the O'Reilly book XSLT shows how to create XSLT extension functions and extension elements, and it demonstrates how to use them to generate interactive pie charts, query databases, and build JPEG graphics from a stylesheet. Plus details on using fallback processing, which tells the stylesheet how to function when extension elements and functions are not available. Exstensive code samples demonstrate methods for working with XSLT extensions in Xalan for Java, Saxon, Jython (JPython), JavaScript, and Jacl.
Style
XML.com
Transforming XML to its published format: web, screen or print.
Transforming XML with XSLT
Steve Muench
This is an online chapter from Steve Muench's Book "Building Oracle XML Applications". It describes the XSLT programming language at introductionary level with nice illustrations; contains four subsections: XSLT Processing Mechanics; Single-Template Stylesheets; Understanding Input and Output Options; Improving Flexibility with Multiple Templates
XSL Concepts and Practical Use
Norman Walsh; Paul Grosso; Arbortext; Sun Microsystems
Great introductionary and advanced information on XSLT as well as XSL-FO.
XSL FAQ
Dave Pawson
These questions and answers have been gleaned from the list kindly hosted by Mulberrytech. It's the number one place for answers, if you don't have them yourself.
XSL Transformations
Eliotte R. Harold
Chapter 14 of the XML Bible (IDG, 1999).
XSL Transformations: XSLT Alleviates XML Schema Incompatibility Headaches
Don Box, Aaron Skonnard, and John Lam (MSDN adapted)
In this article you'll learn how to use the XSLT instructions and template rules, manage namespaces, control transformation output, use multiple stylesheets, and employ pattern-matching with template rules.
XSL Tutorial
Roger L. Costello
This tutorial also contains a complete set of labs with answers.
XSLT in Context
Michael Kay
This is the sample chapter from the book "XSLT Programmer's Reference" -- an outstanding book on XSLT that's really worth reading.

Learning XSL-FO

Using Formatting Objects with the Slides DTD
Paul Sandoz
This article presents a practical introduction to XSL-FO and FOP. It shows the features of Formatting Objects (FO) as they are applied when transforming slide XML files (validated using the Slides DTD) to FO.
Using XSL Formatting Objects
XML.com
Rather than explain XSL FO in its entirety, this article will give you enough information to use the major features of XSL FO.
XSL Concepts and Practical Use
Norman Walsh; Paul Grosso; Arbortext; Sun Microsystems
Great introductionary and advanced information on XSLT as well as XSL-FO.

XSL Software

4XDebug
Mike Olson
The debugger has all the typical debugger features: stepping through XSLT instructions, setting breakpoints, displaying arbitrary expressions against the current context, etc.
Olivers XSLT Page
Oliver Becker
XML to HTML Verbatim Formatter und XSLT Loop Compiler
PassiveTeX
Sebastian Rahtz, Oxford University Computing Services
PassiveTeX is a library of TeX macros which can be used to process an XML document which results from an XSL transformation to formatting objects.
RenderX
RenderX
A commercial grade XML/XSL rendering engine that enables its users to easily publish quality XML presentations in a variety of platforms.
Resources for XT users
Eric van der Vlist (4xt.org)
SAXON
Michael Kay
An XSLT processor, which implements the Version 1.0 XSLT and XPath Recommendations from the W3C.
TRaX (Transformations for XML API)
Open Source
This is of the home of the TRaX API for processors that implement XML tree transformations, and the XML Serialize API, which defines an interface for serialization for SAX events and DOM trees.
Unicorn Formatting Objects (UFO)
Unicorn Enterprises
Unicorn Formatting Objects (UFO) implements a substantial subset of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.0 specification (W3C Working Draft 27 March 2000). The software can be used to generate output in PostScript, PDF and all other formats supported by TeX DVI drivers.
xesalt
inlogix software
XSLT Processor available as a webserver module, client package and Netscape 4.x plugin.
Xsldoc
Rick Maddy
Xsldoc is a tool, written in Java, that parses the declarations and documentation comments in a set of XSLT source files and produces a set of HTML pages describing the stylesheets, templates, and global variables. The output is very similar to Javasoft's Javadoc tool for those who are familiar with this Java tool.
XSLScript
Paul T., Open Source
XSLScript is a terse notation for writing XSLT stylesheets.
XSLT Compiler
Sun
The Sun XSLT Compiler is a Java-based tool that creates fast and lightweight Java class files for transforming XML files according to an input XSL file.
XSLTDoc Application
Jeni Tennison
The XSLTDoc Application helps you to browse and understand XSLT stylesheets. It shows summaries of stylesheets and explains each XSLT instruction in detail. Btw this site also includes an XSLT FAQ and tutorials!
XT
James Clark
XT is an implementation in Java of XSL Transformations.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets
W3C
Information from the source.
Cross-Browser DHTML Technote
Eric Krock, Netscape
"This TechNote offers a freely downloadable, reusable, and modifiable cross-browser application programming interface (API) for setting CSSP properties from JavaScript on both Navigator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0. Positioning HTML Elements with Cascading Style Sheets (CSSP) is a W3C Working Draft supported by Navigator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0 that enables you to position, hide, show, and stack HTML elements on the page using CSSP markup."
RichInStyle.com
RichInStyle.com
Stating that "There can be no doubt that on the web style is king - while it might be content that gets the visitors coming back, it is style that ensures they take a look in the first place." this site is dealing exhaustivly with CSS: tutorials, references and over all bug reports.
style.webreview.com
webreview.com - cross-training for web teams
A site about CSS. Contains CSS cross-browser articles, Reference Cards telling you which browser implements what CSS properties and other usefull stuff.
The CSS Anarchist's Cookbook
O'Reilly Network
This article shows the use of CSS in conjunction with the browser's user stylesheet to change the look and feel of Web pages -- funny ideas waiting for you!
Überparteilich -- Browser-unabhängiges DHTML
Wolfgang Schwarz
This is an article published by the German iX Magazine. It briefly describes the different implementations of object models (W3C, MS, Netscape) within the major browser that enable the access to CSS layers via JavaScript (with examples).
Zvon.org
zvon.org
"We are working on covering to cover different aspects of XML, ranging from the basic introductions to the programming references and advanced tutorials." -- A great site!