On 3/4/26 21:56, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > Am 04.03.26 um 19:49 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context: >> I think “Dealing with XML in ConTeXt MkIV” (or `xml-mkiv.pdf`) is hard >> to understand due to the lack of previous exposure to XPath (at least, >> this was mainly my experience). > > XPath (or LPath in ConTeXt) should not be hard to understand, but it is > for me, too.
It is lack of experience (at least in my case) what makes it harder to understand, because a new mental model (or approach) is needed. Basic CSS selectors (also implemented for XML handling) may be easier in some cases (although, I must admit, I feel like cheating). >> Examples from the manual may seem even too dry, but finding more verbose >> and different samples belongs ot another kind of document (mainly >> written by users, not by Hans). > > Have a look at this tutorial by Thomas Schmitz: > https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2019/42-53.pdf I’m afraid it doesn’t cover more complex lpaths than elements (as it should be the case with an introductory article). Many thanks for your helpm Pablo ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : [email protected] / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
