DOCBOOK-APPS: Experiment for Notes on Graphics in HTML

[Ed Nixon <ed.nixon@LynnParkPlace.org>]

You may remember there was an exchange between Paul Grosso and I late last 
week on Norm's Notes on Graphics in HTML.

To try to increase my own understanding of what I was trying to say, I've 
put together a very quick and dirty and, perhaps, superficial page with 
some illustrations of cascading styles and image handling. You can find it 
here: http://www.lynnparkplace.org/DBDiscuss/HTMLAndImages.html Perhaps it 
will be useful for others, as well. Note that this is not sourced in 
XML/DocBook and converted via XSL or DSSSL; I simply banged out some XHTML 
in Homesite by way of use cases to illustrate some options and 
opportunities. Any DB modifications or customizations would have to target 
these or similar features.

I find I've gotten a bit polemical in the text; for that I apologize. It's 
not very long. The main purpose of the experiment is to assess the extent 
to which it's possible to leave the manipulation of image dimensions to the 
"last minute", i.e. through rules in a CSS, perhaps a personal style sheet. 
Why one would want to do that is the reason for the polemic.

In any event and irrespective of your feelings, I'd be grateful for 
comments or feedback, either to the list or personally, off line. In 
addition, if you have suggestions or questions or additions that you'd like 
me to try, let me know. It's all grist for the mill.

Regards.                     ...edN