RE: Re: how to translate XML with XHTML-formatted elem

I followed the replies of the others and read with interest the references to escaped markup. Unfortunately I can't see any escaped markup in your message with my email program so I am at a loss as to how to help.
-- 
Charles Knell
cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email



-----Original Message-----
From:     Magic Finger <magic.finger@xxxxxx>
Sent:     Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:42:25 +0200
To:       <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:       <cknell@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:  Re:  how to translate XML with XHTML-formatted element to FO

Hello Charles,

the required output should be something like the following, where the
escaped HTML-tags (like the one for bold (<b>) and italic (<i>)
formatting) inside the <TITLE> element of input file should be
interpreted/translated as desired.

----------
OUTPUT:
----------
--- books.fo --->
  ...
  <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
   <fo:block>
    <fo:block space-before.optimum="1pt" space-after.optimum="2pt">
     <fo:block>Author: Walt Disney</fo:block>
     <fo:block>Price : US$ 19.90</fo:block>
     <fo:block>Title : <fo:inline font-weight="bold">Donald Duck -
</fo:inline><fo:inline font-style="italic">The True
Story</fo:inline></fo:block>
    </fo:block>
    <fo:block space-before.optimum="1pt" space-after.optimum="2pt">
     <fo:block>Author: Matt Groening</fo:block>
     <fo:block>Price : US$ 25.00</fo:block>
     <fo:block>Title : <fo:inline font-weight="bold">Homer Simpson For
President</fo:inline></fo:block>
    </fo:block>
   </fo:block>
  </fo:flow>
  ...
<--- books.fo ---

---------
INPUT:
---------
 --- books.xml --->
 <BOOK>
   <AUTHOR>Walt Disney</AUTHOR>
   <PRICE>19.90</PRICE>
   <TITLE><b>Donald Duck - <i>The True
Story</i></b></TITLE>
 </BOOK>

 <BOOK>
   <AUTHOR>Matt Groening</AUTHOR>
   <PRICE>25.00</PRICE>
   <TITLE><b>Homer Simpson For President</b></TITLE>
 </BOOK>
   ...
 <--- books.xml ---

Best regards,
Maik

>
> You have shown us your input, now how about some idea of what the output 
> should be. I have read your post several times and I can't understand what 
> problem you are trying to solve.
>
> It may be that you need to process the document in stages or you may need 
> advice on constructing a template. I just can't understand what you need 
> using the information you have given.
> -- 
> Charles Knell
> cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email