test for text(), if it is there write out the element, else don't.
Sure.
However, with stylesheets totalling 80k, and DTD's specifying 1000's of
elements in all possible combinations (with entities containing
themselves... but thats another gripe) its a bit much to be expected to
test each node for text(), or for that matter sprinkle the stylesheet
with #160's.
Its such a small issue that causes huge problems, I can't see any
benefit whatsoever of enforcing minimisation at this time.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Koberg [mailto:rob(_at_)koberg(_dot_)com]
Sent: 10 September 2002 17:52
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: RE: [xsl] tag minimisation
Hi,
test for text(), if it is there write out the element, else don't.
-Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
[mailto:owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com]On Behalf Of
Andrew Welch
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:27 AM
To: Xsl-List (E-mail)
Subject: [xsl] tag minimisation
When elements like <div></div> get minimised by the
processor to <div/>
it's *really* frustrating.
I cannot stress how annoying it is to find that because you have an
element in your data that is empty, you get a minimised
ouput element
where all following elements 'inherit' the style...
For example:
<div style="font-weight:bold"/>
<div>foo</div>
will give you a bold 'foo'.
I appreciate that html/css is at fault, but surely its easy to add a
minimisation='no' extension until browsers catch up...? That or
continue the advice of 'add a space to the end of the
element to prevent
it getting minimised'...
At the moment I can see no real benefit of enforcing minimisation.
cheers
andrew
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