>>>>> "Mukul" == Mukul Gandhi <mukul_gandhi@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

    Mukul> Hi Colin, This Schema fragment says that declarations are
    Mukul> optional (which means that xsl:strip-space and
    Mukul> xsl:preserve-space are also optional). It does not says
    Mukul> anything about rules for stripping white space text
    Mukul> nodes(which is the topic of discussion).

We have already established the rule. I was simply answering your last
objection, quoted here:

    >> 
    Mukul> It gives an impression, xsl:strip-space
    >> and
    Mukul> xsl:preserve-space declarations are
    >> required..
    >> 
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Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire