Yeah, I knew about the bugs in XML-Spy and IE. If you 
include the stylesheet in your XML document and open directly in the browser, IE 
still overrides the preserve-space (this is a bug, not a feature). 

 
If, however, you convert the file to HTML (say via Saxon or 
Xalan) before opening it in the browser, it will work. But this may not fall 
within the guidelines of your project (e.g., if you need to actual XML available 
in the background in the browser).


  
  
  From: russ@w... 
  [mailto:russ@w...] 
Sent: Friday, December 02, 
  2005 2:16 PM
To: Doug Rudder
Cc: 
  xml-dev@l...
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Preserving whitespace 
  between nodes - XSLT


  
  Thanks for the reply, Doug. However, I tried this before and just tried 
  again, and still get the same results. I'm putting this line before the first 
  template. The space is still removed, using IE and XMLSpy">XMLSpy. 
   
  Thanks
  Russ


  
-------- 
    Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Preserving whitespace 
    between nodes - XSLT
From: Doug Rudder 
    <drudder@d...>
Date: Fri, December 02, 2005 2:47 pm
To: 
    "'russ@w...'" <russ@w...>, 
    
xml-dev@l...

Include <xsl:preserve-space 
    elements="text"/> in your XSLT. We commonly 
    use
<xsl:strip-space> to remove unwanted space (newlines, etc.), 
    but use
preserve space for any elements containing text that allows mixed 
    content.

For example:
<xsl:strip-space 
    elements="*"/>
<xsl:preserve-space elements="para title item 
    entry"/>

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> 
    -----Original Message-----
> From: russ@w... 
    
> [mailto:russ@w...] 
> Sent: Friday, 
    December 02, 2005 1:12 PM
> To: xml-dev@l...
> Subject: 
    [xml-dev] Preserving whitespace between nodes - XSLT
> 
> 
    
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I have an XSLT question that I'm 
    unable to answer, and I'm 
> starting to think there may not be an 
    answer. Before I give 
> up, allow me to consult your 
    expertise.
> 
> I'm trying to preserve significant whitespace 
    between element 
> nodes during transformation. For example, if I had 
    some XML like:
> 
>   <x>text <x>text</x> 
    <x>text</x> text</x> (note the space in 
> the 
    middle, between nodes)
> 
> ...and some kind of simple transform 
    like:
> 
>   <xsl:template match="*">
>   
      <x>
>       
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
>     </x>
>   
    </xsl:template>
> 
> ... I end up with:
> 
> 
    <x>text <x>text</x><x>text</x> 
    text</x>
> (space is removed)
> 
> I understand why 
    this is happening... I'm just looking for a 
> way around it, if there 
    is one. It becomes significant when 
> the element nodes ultimately 
    indicate text-range formatting, such as:
> 
> <div>text 
    <b>bold</b> <i>italics</i> text</div>
> 
    
> ...which erroneously becomes "text bolditalics text."
> 
    
> Thanks for any insight.
> 
> Russ
> 
> 
    
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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