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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Something like an attribute-set, but different
Indeed, "/book" should not match if your document is in the DocBook 5 namespace. Perhaps a short sample document and short customization layer would provide us with more information to sort this out. Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises bobs@sagehill.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geraint North" <geraint@transitive.com> To: "Thomas Schraitle" <tom_schr@web.de> Cc: "Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>; <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Something like an attribute-set, but different > Hi Tom, > > On 14 Dec 2007, at 12:56, Thomas Schraitle wrote: >> Hi, >> >>> I'm having difficulty getting the desired effect, though (either with >>> params or attribute sets), which I think is due to my >>> misunderstanding of Xpath query syntax. I've constructed a very >>> small case that illustrates my misunderstanding. >>> >>> Within an attribute-set, the following evaluates as true >>> >>> <xsl:when test="/book"> >>> >>> But the following does not: >>> >>> <xsl:when test="/book/info[1]"> >>> nor does >>> <xsl:when test="/book/info"> >> >> The info element looks like you are using DocBook 5, right? >> In this case the above test is expected to fail, because the >> element belongs to no namespace. You need the DocBook5 namespace >> for each element. Insert the following line in <xsl:stylesheet>: >> >> xmlns:d="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" >> >> You have to change the XPath expression a bit to take care of the >> DocBook5 namespace: >> >> <xsl:when test="/d:book/d:info[1]"> > > > Thanks for taking the time to answer, but I'm afraid that I'd tried > adding namespaces and that didn't work. Once I've added the correct > namespace declaration, the following test won't match: > > <xsl:when test="/d:book"> > > Let alone anything more complicated. Making the docbook namespace the > default namespace doesn't help either. > > I'm a bit confused that "/book" _does_ match - if it were a namespace > issue, then I wouldn't expect that to be matching either? > > Thanks, > > Geraint North > Principal Engineer > Transitive > * The leader in cross-platform virtualization > > This E-mail and any attachments hereto are strictly confidential and > intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended addressee > please notify the sender by return and delete the message. You must not > disclose, forward or copy this E-mail or attachments to any third party > without the prior consent of the sender. > > > > >
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