> For 3, the right way is the same simple-small-thematic stages, but done
> with transform() calls so you have independent stylesheets for each step
> and stop having to worry about mode leakage.  It is way too easy to
> re-use a mode name over the course of a long project, and if it's all
> one stylesheet this can result in an absolutely satanic debugging
> experience.
>


Give packages a try as an alternative. Packages give you all the isolation you
get with fn:transform, but with strongly-typed and published interfaces
between the packages.

Michael Kay
Saxonica