RE: [xsl] Whitespace in Table Cells

["Dion Houston" <dionh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Neil:

It's really hard to say without seeing your XML and desired output, but
using non-breakable spaces is the typical way of handling this.  If I
were to make a guess just on your info below, is it possible that you
are using "&#160" instead of " " (adding the semicolon)?

Otherwise, if you could figure out the HTML we can certainly help you
out with the XSL.

Thanks!

Dion

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[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CHAUDHURI,
Neil
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 10:23 AM
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Subject: [xsl] Whitespace in Table Cells

I would call myself an intermediate-level "XSL guy."  I am currently
trying to generate a form from an existing XML instance by utilizing
XSL, and part of the form involves a grid for six possible choices for
values.  If any fewer than all six values are present (which occurs
almost all the time), I would like the other portions of the grid to
display as empty.  However, when I build code to do this with XSL, it
turns out that the empty portions of the grid do not render at all, and
the grid looks as though it only has room for the values it displays.
For example, if there are two values, the space occupied by the grid as
a whole is occupied instead with two data cells and nothing more.
 
I have tried several workarounds: utilizing <xsl:text> within a <td>
element, calling a variable whose value is whitespace within a <td>
element, calling a template with a parameter whose value is whitespace
within a <td> element, and utilizing &nbsp; and &#160 (which actually
causes the page to bomb in Internet Explorer 6 and I am not quite sure
why) within a <td> element.  None of these have worked.
 
I never thought something so trivial as whitesapce could be so
perplexing.  Are the circumstances I described unique to Internet
Explorer, or would they arise just as seamlessly in other renderings
(e.g. by Xalan)?  And of course, any solutions or insights into this
problem would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks very much.

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