thanks Jeni
>You seem to want to number images across the *entire document* rather
>than within the parent element. If so, you should use the level
>attributeof xsl:number with a value of 'any', to say that you want to
>count the image amongst other images in the document rather than just
>its parent:

>  <xsl:number level="any" />
 


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