> <xsl:value-of select="parent::*/*[position()=$pos]/attribute::f1"/> 
> If I read this right it would be simpler to do
> <xsl:value-of select="previous-sibling::*[1]/@f1"/>

Yes, you're right, but Microsoft haven't implemented the previous-sibling
axis yet, at least I don't think they have.


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