Learning XML, 2nd Edition covers the relevant XML concepts and language syntax, in addition to important related tools such as the CSS- and XSL-styling languages and the XLink and XPointer specifications. The second edition includes information about three schema languages for validation: W3C Schema, Schematron, and RELAX-NG, which are gaining widespread support. Also new to this edition is a chapter on XSL-FO. Learning XML helps designers and programmers wade through the acronym soup of XML to start really using this powerful tool. Sample Chapter 2, Markup and Core Concepts, is available online.

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Ten Favorite XForms Engines -- Micah Dubinko describes ten software packages that implement the W3C's XForms specification, seen as the XML-friendly successor to HTML forms. Micah is the author of XForms Essentials.

RDF: Ready for Prime Time -- Shelley Powers discusses some noteworthy examples of RDF applications, vocabularies, tools, and services that are up and running, particularly those that work with other RDF-based services. Shelley is the author of O'Reilly's Practical RDF.

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Services and Links -- Jon Udell shows how Web services, which can express themselves in terms of links, are poised to create powerful opportunities for use, imitation, and discovery. Break through the Web services hype with Web Services Essentials.

Xopus: In-Browser XML Editing -- While HTML has matured over the years, the basic form controls have stagnated. Jon Udell has long lamented this lack of innovation, and a recent entry in his weblog prompted this brief thread From the Editors List.

Using XSLT to Assist Regression Testing -- Sal Mangano presents a situation in which colleagues want a tool to regression-test code that outputs XML. He explains that all they need to normalize the XML output is a tiny bit of XSLT. Sal is the author of XSLT Cookbook.

Beep BEEP! Rich Salz examines BEEP as part of his study of methods for transporting binary data in SOAP. Get your complete BEEP toolkit from BEEP: The Definitive Guide.

Printing from XML: An Introduction to XSL-FO -- Dave Pawson provides a simple introduction to creating printable page layouts with W3C XSL Formatting Objects. Dave is the author of XSL-FO: Making XML Look Good in Print.