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Subject: Re: [docbook] Parameter entities in XML (DocBook Website) and browser's inability to recognize their references!


OK, now I get it.
It's been my experience that the support for viewing XML
directly in browsers is inconsistent at best.  And it simply
doesn't work in some older browsers.

You might think about replacing the direct link
to the XML file with a
cgi script that converts the raw XML into easily viewed
HTML.  That way you don't have to worry about how
the various browsers handle it.

In the case of resolving entities, you may not want to resolve
them. If you want the user to see the raw XML, then
they should see the original entity reference string, no?
The cgi script could just escape the ampersand, for example.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sina K. Heshmati" <she@khakbaz.com>
To: "Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>; <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook] Parameter entities in XML (DocBook Website) and
browser's inability to recognize their references!


> In the NEW version of the website, which is NOT still published:
>
>     1. Parameter entities are defined, in order to have only one
> repository for all entity references.
>     2. Relative paths are replaced with absolute URIs on the network.
>     3. XML catalogs are utilized to manage DTD and XSL references in
> build process.
>
> The error that stopped you in the first step of viewing the XML source
> in the online version is already fixed, since the second modification
> above is done.
>
> Using the old style of olinks that rely on system entities is not the
> problem now, since the value of "targetdocent" attribute is resolvable
> by the browser, even with parameter entities.
>
> The problems are entity references. For instance, when we use &acro.xml;
> instead of XML or <acronym>XML</acronym>. The browsers* are not able to
> resolve such entity references that begin with the ampersand and end
> with a semicolon.
>
> *. Internet Explorer 6.0 resolves and replaces the values of entity
> references properly and eventually views the XML source.
>
> In the meantime, I remain sincerely yours.
>
> Sina
>
> Bob Stayton wrote:
>
> >I'm not sure I understand the problem.
> >When I click on the "XML Source" link on one of those
> >pages, I get an error that it cannot find the DTD.
> >When I right-click and same the XML content, I
> >see the DOCTYPE declaration uses a relative
> >path that doesn't resolve to a location in your
> >document root.  But that is a DTD problem, not
> >a parameter entity problem.
> >
> >I looked at the XML file, and I see you are declaring
> >a system entity (not parameter entity) in the DOCTYPE.
> >You refer to the system entity using the old
> >style of olinks that rely on system entities.  If that is the
> >only reason you use such system entities, then the new
> >style of olinks that are resolved by the XSL stylesheet
> >will let you eliminate those system entities.  That may
> >solve that part of the problem.
> >
> >Bob Stayton
> >Sagehill Enterprises
> >bobs@sagehill.net
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Sina K. Heshmati" <she@khakbaz.com>
> >To: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>; "Javad K. Heshmati" <jhe@dixite.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 3:13 PM
> >Subject: [docbook] Parameter entities in XML (DocBook Website) and
browser's
> >inability to recognize their references!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Dear Bon Stayton,
> >>
> >>A website is put together by Javad Heshmati
> >>(http://www.khakbaz.com/javad), using the DocBook Website DTD and XSL,
> >>Apache Ant, etc. In the latest version, which is not still released, my
> >>task as a contributor was to define parameter entities and store all
> >>entities in a repository that derives separate files containing olink
> >>and acronym references--among other things.
> >>
> >>I did as I explained and built the website. It works fine, except the
> >>XML sources, which are not viewable, anymore. When the visitors happen
> >>to click on the XML source link, an error occurs because the entity
> >>references are not recognizable by the browser. It can't trace the
> >>entity path by nature. In fact, they can view the source of the error
> >>handled page and that's what they need, but it's not probably pleasant
> >>for them to do so.
> >>
> >>I was wondering if I could process my XML sources, before putting them
> >>in evidence. By all means, a processor that can replace the required
> >>entities. For instance, the Apache Ant can handle it, can't it?
> >>
> >>Have you already had the similar experience to use parameter entities in
> >>order for all entity references to be stored separately and show the XML
> >>source on a browser at the same time? Although, the XML source of
> >>DocBook documents (a book, for example), does not necessarily need to be
> >>shown, unless it's within an archive. If yes, you've doubtlessly
> >>influenced your XML documents before publishing them. But how? If no,
> >>what do you recommend me to do, to keep my entities in a repository and
> >>have a valid XML? (from browser's viewpoint, because in the new version,
> >>they have all been verified to comply with DocBook Website).
> >>
> >>I've read the relevant sections in "DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide" and
> >>found the method that you've proposed to manage olinks (Linking between
> >>pages) matching my case. Is that really, what I need?
> >>
> >>In the meantime, I would like to thank you for the decency you shown me
> >>in the preceding problem solving.
> >>
> >>Sincerely yours,
> >>Sina
> >>
> >>----------------------------------------
> >>Tools utilized along with their versions
> >>----------------------------------------
> >>Platform: Redhat Linux 8.0
> >>DocBook Website: 2.5
> >>Build Tool: Ant 1.5.4
> >>Web Browser: Mozilla 1.5, 1.2.1
> >>Java: j2se 1.4
> >>XSLT Processor: Saxon 7.8
> >>Version Management: CVS 1.11.2-8
> >>----------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
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