Re: [xsl] Re: The Solution -- Re: how to rearrange nodes based on a dependency graph?

[Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Hmm, I wonder, however, if the notion of node *set* is really
> appropriate for most of the use cases here. Why did they not
> call it node-sequence? The sequence of stuff is what we're
> mostly interested in. Well, instead of wondering about the
> specs, I discovered a related problem with your topological
> sort. As beautiful as it is, it disturbs document order where
> it isn't warranted by the dependencies. For example, let's
> say I have 3 cliques of dependent nodes and no link between
> them. What happens with top sort is that those three cliques
> are all intermingled. The trick is to keep the document sort
> order if it doesn't need to be changed. 

There's another algorithm possible, which traverses "cliques" by "cliques" (I think
these are actually called connected components).

But it's Christmas time now -- not healthful to work hard during the holidays...

To you and all xsl-listers -- My Seasonal Greetings.

Dimitre Novatchev.

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