To output whitespace, write it as (for example):

<xsl:text>&#xd;&#xa;</xsl:text>

In any other context, a whitespace text node in the stylesheet has no effect
- even if it is written using character references such as &#xd;.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: news@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:news@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 15 December 2004 14:13
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:  Text output: CR LF
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> I m trying to transform an XML document into plain text using 
> Saxon on a Win
> XP system.
> There for I defined a output element:
> <xsl:output method="text" media-type="text/plain" 
> encoding="iso-8859-1"/>
> 
> My problem is, that I dont get carriage returns and line 
> feeds where I want
> them to be (mostly I dont get them at all).
> 
> For example:
> <XML>
> 	<NODE1>
> 		<NODE2>
> 			<NODE3>a row</NODE3>
> 		</NODE2>
> 		<NODE2>
> 			<NODE3>a row</NODE3>
> 		</NODE2>
> 	</NODE1>
> </XML>
> 
> I have a template matching to 'NODE1'
> 
>   <xsl:template match="NODE1">
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="//NODE2" mode="abc"/>
>   </xsl:template>                        
> 
> applying over all 'NODE2' nodes. Within this node, I want 
> 'NODE3' as a row. 
>   
>   <xsl:template match="NODE2" mode="abc">
> 	<xsl:value-of select="*//NODE3"/>&#xD;
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> What I get is:
> a rowarow
> 
> What I want is:
> a row
> a row
> 
> What are I m doing wrong? Can you help me?
> Thanks, Jan