Hi Isabel, Generally using xsl:value-of on an element with complex content won't give you satisfactory results. A xsl:value-of will extract only the text, and not process any internal child elements. Taking xsl:value-of for the title will work if the title has only text, but if it has a subscript, the subscript formatting will not be applied. As you found, an inline image is an empty element and so does not contribute to the text string.
One approach that I use is to use xsl:apply-templates, but not on the element itself but on the child nodes of the element. Using node() in the select will select all child nodes, including text nodes, elements, processing instructions, and comments. For example: <xsl:apply-templates select="title/node()"/> or <xsl:apply-templates select="step/node()"/> That approach avoids generating the container of the original element, allowing you to put the content in your own container. Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: isabel.hofherr To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:39 AM Subject: [docbook-apps] WG: customization of single step procedures Sorry - I have copied the code from an old file. That's the one, which works fine: . <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="count(step) = 1"> <table border="0"> <tr> <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b> <xsl:text>►</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="procedure|title"/><xsl:text>, </xsl:text></b></font> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <xsl:value-of select="child::step"/> </font></td> </tr> </table> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> . Von: isabel.hofherr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008 14:26 An: [email protected] Betreff: customization of single step procedures Hi, I have the problem that we have to customize the look of single step procedures in *.chm output (single and multi step procedures always have the same look with an arrow in front of the title.) The title of the single step procedure should be in line with the text of the "single" step. That's what I did so far to customize it: <xsl:template match="procedure"> . . . <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="count(step) = 1"> <table border="0"> <tr> <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b> <xsl:text>►</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="procedure|title"/><xsl:text>, </xsl:text></b></font> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <xsl:apply-templates select="step |comment()[preceding-sibling::step] |processing-instruction()[preceding-sibling::step]"/> </font></td> </tr> </table> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> .. .. And it worked! But now we have the next request: sometimes inline graphics are required within the step description. And I have no idea how to manage the correct display. What approach I have to choose? I would appreciate any help. Thanks Isabel
