XSL Overview

• XSL is two languages in one:

• • Transformations (XSLT)
  • Formatting objects (FO)

• XSL transformations can:

• • Insert HTML and other text into document
  • Sort and filter elements
  • Change element names, attributes, etc.
  • Insert PIs, comments, other data

• Formatting objects can:

• • Apply fonts & colors
  • Format footnotes, margin notes, page numbers
  • Embed graphics in a document
  • Handle complex (non-Western) layouts