1. why doesn't the the second stage
       (select="from-following-siblings(hd[text()=$x])"/>) 
    skip over the non-identical siblings? so if I have


it doesn't. I was going to do the second stage one step at a time as well
but there was only so long I wanted to spend on it. This simplification
I expected to be documented by the auto-commentary service that experience 
shows that this list applies to my code...

> Am I confusing myself, and you, dear reader? Can I simplify
> <mi>A</mi><mi>v</mi> in straight XSL?

yes, you just need to use more applications of [1] (and not try doing it
at 0015 in the morning)

Perhaps I should do that as an example on Tuesday?

David


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