Re: xsl/xhtml: passing through comments

[Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>]

Hi Bob,
thanks a lot for your help - it did work!

> * Bob Stayton <obof@fntruvyy.arg> [2005-07-18 17:02:41 -0700]:
>
> <xsl:if test="not(following-sibling::node()[1][self::comment()])">

Now the next issue is that when my comment is "between" elements, the
space is just right:

<arg><option><link linkend="opt-libdir">-B &lld;</link></option></arg>
<!-- #ifdef UNIX -->
<arg><option><link linkend="opt-link-set">-K
   <replaceable>linking-set</replaceable></link></option></arg>


   ==>


[<code class="option"><a href="#opt-libdir">-B <em class="replaceable"><code>lisp-lib-dir</code></em></a></code>]
<!--#ifdef UNIX-->
 [<code class="option"><a href="#opt-link-set">-K
   <em class="replaceable"><code>linking-set</code></em></a></code>]


but when it is "inside" a "text element" (e.g., <para>),
I have extra NL:

   This is the directory containing the linking sets and other data files.
<!-- #ifdef UNIX -->
   This option is normally not necessary, because the installation directory
   is already built-in into the <command>clisp</command> executable.
<!-- #endif -->
   Directory &lld; can be changed dynamically using the
   &symbol-macro; <varname>*LIB-DIRECTORY*</varname>.


===>


   This is the directory containing the linking sets and other data files.

<!--#ifdef UNIX-->

   This option is normally not necessary, because the installation directory
   is already built-in into the <span><strong class="command">clisp</strong></span> executable.

<!--#endif-->

   Directory <em class="replaceable"><code>lisp-lib-dir</code></em> can be changed dynamically using the


so, I guess, I need to check whether I am inside a "text element" (i.e.,
a whitespace-preserving element) before sending a newline.

(this is a purely cosmetic issue because an extra newline is
inconsequential in HTML, but I would still like to fix that...)


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