CSS and XSL?

jmswe · Jun 18, 2003

Is it true that you cant refer an external .css file from the xsl file?

Do you have to manually copy over all the css tags you want to use into the .xsl document?

If so whats the rationale for this? If you have 100 xsl file and want to make a style change you have to edit 100 documents? Thats like going back to 1995 (or something) again.

Does anyone know?

thrybergh · Jun 18, 2003

No, I just use a standard <link> element in the XSL file.

e.g.

<link href="../~worldcup2002/style/WorldCup2002.css" rel="stylesheet">

pr698er · Jun 24, 2003

File: importStylesheet.xsl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="

http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

version="1.0">

<xsl:template name="javascript">
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="../your.js" type="text/javascript">
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
</SCRIPT>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="css">
<LINK rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../your.css">
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
</LINK>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

******************************************************

in all other XSL:

<xsl:import href="importStylesheet.xsl"/>

an when you need:
<HEAD>
<xsl:call-template name="javascript"/>
<xsl:call-template name="css"/>
</HEAD>

Now you have to change only one file.

harry

mulligh · Jun 30, 2003

If your output method is HTML in your XSL file, just use the <link> tag, but be sure to close it at the end:

<html>
<head>
<title>Your document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="

http://www.yourpath.com/yourcss.css"

rel="stylesheet" />
</head>

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