Andrew Welch wrote:

>        <xsl:apply-templates select="y|z"/>
>        <xsl:apply-templates/>

> In the former you are controlling the order of processing by
> selecting the nodes to process, in the latter the input controls
> the order because you process the nodes in document order.

  Nop, in both cases they are in document order.  This is the pipe
operator, not comma :-)

  Regards,

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