Subject: Re: [xsl] Indentation question From: knocte <knocte@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:54:09 +0200 |
2005/9/2, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Use the normalize-space() function. Thank you very much for your response. But, isn't the normalize-space function for just trimming the string? In case not, how can I use it in this case? Because I need to write the paragraph in the XSLT file, not the XML file. So the thing I want to normalize is in the stylesheet, not in the incoming XML data. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: knocte [mailto:knocte@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 02 September 2005 10:30 > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [xsl] Indentation question > > > > 2005/9/2, Joris Gillis <roac@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Tempore 09:06:47, die 09/02/2005 AD, hinc in > > xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx scripsit knocte <knocte@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > > > Sometimes when I deal with XSLT, if I use this indent method: > > > > > > > > <xsl:output method="xml" indent="no" /> > > > > > > > > Then I obtain all the results in one line, no EOL's. > > > > > > > > But I have found a case where this is not true, why? > > > > > > Because your xslt snippet contains non-whitespace-only text > > nodes with line-breaks, which are copied in an unaffected > > matter (whitespaces preserved) to the result tree. > > > > > > To avoid this, change > > > > > > > <xsl:when test="LoginName"> > > > > 1 > > > > </xsl:when> > > > > > > to > > > > > > <xsl:when test="LoginName">1</xsl:when> > > > > > > or to > > > > > > <xsl:when test="LoginName"> > > > <xsl:text>1</xsl:text> > > > </xsl:when> > > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > > > > Thanks Joris. I have fixed some annoying whitespaces with this advice. > > But now I have another related issue: > > > > In HTML I have the advantage of writing a paragraph using EOL's and > > don't worrying about the end view of the page because EOL's will be > > converted to whitespaces. > > > > Example: > > > > <p> > > This is a easy-to-edit paragraph because > > I can break it into multiple lines. > > <p> > > > > The result in the browser will not contain any line-breaks. > > > > Now, doesn't XSLT provide a "similar" way to edit paragraphs without > > sending unnecessary line-breaks to the final result? > > > > I mean, given this: > > > > <xsl:when test="whatever"> > > <p> > > This is my paragraph which I want to break in multiple > > lines so as to edit it later more easily. > > </p> > > </xsl:when> > > > > If I use this, I obtain the unnecessary blank spaces which are present > > between the words "multiple" and "lines". If I use <xml:text> with the > > whole paragraph I will obtain the same because I still use > > line-breaks: > > > > <xsl:when test="whatever"> > > <p> > > <xsl:text> > > This is my paragraph which I want to break in multiple > > lines so as to edit it later more easily. > > </xsl:text> > > </p> > > </xsl:when> > > > > The unique solution I have is to use <xsl:text> for EVERY LINE. This > > is not very comfortable to maintain and also I have to worry about > > putting a final whitespace at the end of each line (except the last > > one) so as not to concatenate incorrectly: > > > > <xsl:when test="whatever"> > > <p> > > <xsl:text>This is my paragraph which I want to break in multiple > > </xsl:text> > > <xsl:text>lines so as to edit it later more easily.</xsl:text> > > </p> > > </xsl:when> > > > > Is there any better solution out there for this issue? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andrew > > > > --
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