At least, MSXML does not preserve white space even where mixed content is allowed. I get <span >a</span ><span >b</span > when I XSLT <span >a</span > <span >b</span >. I have to type   for all standalone spaces. Chris
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne van Kesteren Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 11:26 AM To: Michel Fortin; Ian Hickson Cc: Henri Sivonen; whatwg List Subject: Re: [whatwg] Still more comments and questions on Web Apps 1.0 On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:49:56 +0200, Michel Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd agree they're mostly useless in a browser context, but when reading > HTML with the intent of reserializing it later, preserving the > whitespace around the document type declaration, the comments and the > root element can be beneficial for the readability of the final output. > I'd keep them there, just like XML does. I don't think XML does that, actually. -- Anne van Kesteren <http://annevankesteren.nl/> <http://www.opera.com/>