The attribute value in your example:
	" ixdterm"
is not a white-space separated list of the names of the element types.

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If you look at the XSLT DTD you will see that the elements attribute is
declared as NMTOKENS. This means it must match production [8] in the XML
recomendation.


  [7] Nmtoken ::= (NameChar)+
  [8] Nmtokens ::= Nmtoken (S Nmtoken)*

The NameChar production [4] does not include whitespace.

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Short:
You should not have whitespace before or after the list of names of
element types.

I dont understand what you mean with
	
	 element = "....

Please explain what you are trying to do.

Fredrik Lindgren
Upright Engineering AB 



DPawson@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> In 4.8
> <quote>
> The xsl:preserve-space element causes element types to be added to the set
> of whitespace-preserving element types. The elements attribute gives a
> white-space separated list of the names of the element types. </quote>
> 
> When I tried <xsl:preserve-space elements =" idxterm"/>
> xt complains 'Missing attribute element'.
> 
> If I use element = "....
> 
> I don't seem to get the white space preservation.
> 
> which is right please?
> 
> regards, DaveP
> 
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