Abel,

one minor correction,

> >   <xsl:variable name="newline"><xsl:text>&#10;</xsl:text></xsl:variable>
> 
> This can also be written as follows, but that is a matter of taste:
> <xsl:variable name="newline">&#10;</xsl:variable>
> or
> <xsl:variable name="newline" select=" '&#10;' " />

2nd one, not the 1st (which is equivalent to <xsl:variable
name="newline"/>

David