Going off slightly at a tangent, could I use the same trick to avoid having
to type xsl: throughout my stylesheets?
yes
It would seem to work if my output is plain text but not if the output is an
xml document.
It should work in either case. (Of course of you are using the default
namespace for xsl you have to be careful when generating unprefixed
literal result elements.
I've never seen any examples where the xsl: namespace prefix is not used,
would it be considered bad form anyway?
No, it's bad form to attatch any special meaning to a namespace prefix
(including xsl:) therefore using <stylesheet xmlns="..." is perfectly
OK.
David
________________________________________________________________________
This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The
service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive
anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit:
http://www.star.net.uk
________________________________________________________________________