RE: Driving XSL based on WAP phone characteristics

["FINLEY, Mike" <Mike dot FINLEY at sema dot co dot uk>]

But surely the devices themselves do this to a degree, as WML does not
actually define the presentation. There is a need for some (probably fairly
substantial) customisation, but this at present is at the level of getting
the device functioning as intended, rather than worrying about fonts
supported. There are differences in which tags are supported at all, and in
how cards which contain mixed text and input fields are presented; these
will be much more complex to encode than differences in screen height and
colour support.

regards,
mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Neill James [mailto:James.Neill@icl.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:50 AM
To: xsl-list@mulberrytech.com; wap_technical@egroups.com
Subject: Driving XSL based on WAP phone characteristics


The wapforum body is looking at extending the scope of what is effectively
the HTTP_USER_AGENT header field to include more structured information
about the functional capabilities and physical characteristics of WAP based
mobile devices (eg, screen height, colour availability, font availability).

Has anybody looked at how these characteristics can be used to drive an XSL
style sheet to deliver an XML transformation that provides a good look and
feel for any WAP device (for which the characteristics are known)?

Do you reckon this is just a pipe dream. Or is the only option to do
seperate XSL files to deliver XML content for each WAP device that is
distinct from the next. For me, this sounds like a nightmare as there are so
many device types out there - and more to come.


Regards
James


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