Why is this not preserving white space

mountainbiker · Mar 17, 2003

XML (this seems to work when you have a space sandwiched between elements, e.g.,
[tt]</EmphasizedText> <EmphasizedText[/tt]):

[tt]
<doc>
<Para>
Here some <EmphasizedText emphasisType='b'>words</EmphasizedText> <EmphasizedText emphasisType='i'>are recursively
<EmphasizedText emphasisType='b'>
emphasized
</EmphasizedText>
</EmphasizedText>.
However, this word is not. This next word is <EmphasizedText>bold</EmphasizedText>. This word is <EmphasizedText emphasisType='u'>underlined</EmphasizedText>.
</Para>
</doc>
[/tt]

XML (this does not work):
[tt]
<doc>
<Para>
Here some <EmphasizedText emphasisType='b'>words</EmphasizedText> <EmphasizedText emphasisType='i'>are
recursively
<EmphasizedText emphasisType='b'>
emphasized
</EmphasizedText>
</EmphasizedText>.
However, this word is not. This next word is <EmphasizedText>bold</EmphasizedText>. This word is <EmphasizedText emphasisType='u'>underlined</EmphasizedText>.
</Para>
</doc>
[/tt]

XSL:
[tt]
<xsl:template match="doc">
<html>
<head>
<title>A Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="Para">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="EmphasizedText">
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="not(@emphasisType) or @emphasisType = 'b'">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="@emphasisType = 'i'">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="@emphasisType = 'u'">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:when>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
[/tt]

chiph · Mar 17, 2003

Have you tried using a CDATA section?

Chip H.

mountainbiker · Mar 17, 2003

Yes. I have also tried xsl

reserve-space--which works with some processors. This preserved the space sandwiched between the </EmphasizedText> <EmphasizedText. However, it also preserved the line feeds. In addition, if you move the space to the left or right (so it falls within the element) then it is also retained without xsl

reserve-space or other changes. None of these "workarounds" are really what I would like, but it maybe a limitation that has to be lived with.

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Why is this not preserving white space

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