----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jeni Tennison <jeni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 
> Paul Tchistopolskii wrote:
> >Because  I'm just mortal hacker  - I simply don't understand 
> >how to avoid call-template

Yes! You are right - I forgot  that apply-templates 
can also have with-param.

> Perhaps modes are regarded as 'procedural hints' too.

Maybe. But it seems that apply-template with modes is 
really unavoidable entitiy of xslt logical VM.  I mean 
apply-template with modes is enough to express most
of other constructions, but the opposite is not true.

Many thanks for your letter.

Rgds.Paul.




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