On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 18:12, Karsten Wade wrote: > Don't let the example rule the usage. My point was they are identical. There is no advantage one to the other. > Anyone who has had to convert many lines of XML, HTML, or other > languages to use entities such as < and > knows what a pain it is > to maintain. You can't tell from the source what you are looking at. Which is why I a) process heavy markup externally. 1. replace & 2. replace < b) use emacs colouring to 'see' the content. -- Regards DaveP. XSLT&Docbook FAQ http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl