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* [[SVG]] (*.svg), popular web format, part of [[HTML5]. Visit [http://openclipart.org openclipart.org]. SVG works in all browsers except IE 7/8. | * [[SVG]] (*.svg), popular web format, part of [[HTML5]]. Visit [http://openclipart.org openclipart.org]. SVG works in all browsers except IE 7/8. | ||
* [[X3D]], unpopular 3D web format, new version of oldest Internet format (VRML). Visit [http://www.bitmanagement.de/en/showcase/interactive-demos Interactive Demos] from BS Contact (an X3D vendor) | * [[X3D]], unpopular 3D web format, new version of oldest Internet format (VRML). Visit [http://www.bitmanagement.de/en/showcase/interactive-demos Interactive Demos] from BS Contact (an X3D vendor) | ||
* [[Collada]] (*.dae), a 3D exchange format. Also used in Google Earth (via the [[Keyhole Markup language]]) and therefore fairly popular. | * [[Collada]] (*.dae), a 3D exchange format. Also used in Google Earth (via the [[Keyhole Markup language]]) and therefore fairly popular. | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 13 March 2013
Introduction
The purpose of this page is to index a variety of XML things for short demos. I use this page to motivate students for learning XML in classes I teach, e.g. COAP 2180 and STIC II. I usually just show a picture or two and then do a live demo.
The list
- Vector graphics
- SVG (*.svg), popular web format, part of HTML5. Visit openclipart.org. SVG works in all browsers except IE 7/8.
- X3D, unpopular 3D web format, new version of oldest Internet format (VRML). Visit Interactive Demos from BS Contact (an X3D vendor)
- Collada (*.dae), a 3D exchange format. Also used in Google Earth (via the Keyhole Markup language) and therefore fairly popular.
- Business
- BPMN for modeling and implementing business processes. See BPMN 1.2 tutorial
- BPEL a standard for describing executable business process models (partly replaced by BPMN 2.0).
- Authoring formats
- Typically, authoring formats define the structure of a zip file, where a single XML file organizes the rest. Most contents are also encoded in XML.
- EPub, most popular e-book format (or maybe second most, since Amazon uses a proprietary format for the Kindle)
- Open Packaging Conventions and Office Open XML (i.e. *.docx)
- Flash CS6 *.fla files
- IMS Content Packaging, used to package various types of e-learning formats
- Rename that type of file to *.zip to open and have fun with ...
- (Somewhat) human readable structured documents
- DocBook, the most popular structured document format for writing books and manuals
- DITA, a new modular extensible document architecture, popular with IBM.
- XHTML, popular web page format (to be replaced by XHTML5 in the future).
- Multimedia synchronization
- Timed Text is a W3C standard that is not hugely popular. In Flash, it is used for captions, visit the Flash video captions tutorial. It also is rumored to work in IE 10.
- News syndication
- GUI generators
- MXML is Adobe's Layout language for Adobe Flex applications. For the demo see: Adobe Flex 3 Component Explorer
- XML User Interface Language (aka XUL) is the language used to make the Firefox GUI and other applications.
- Playlists
- Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) is an XML format used to store Windows Media files Microsoft Windows Media Player
- Windows Media Player Playlist (WPL) is a newer version that is based on a SMIL structure.
- Compare this to a non-XML alternative like M3U (Winamp)
- Programming languages and accessories made in XML
- XSLT is a translation language, see XSLT Tutorial - Basics
- XQuery is a query language, see XQuery tutorial - basics,
- Many special purpose languages like XPath, Xinclude and Xlink are used by other XML languages. See XPath tutorial - basics and XInclude
- More
- Browse the XML category.