RE: how to match true and false and display yes and no

> Rather than
> 
> <xsl:apply-templates select="profile/kid"></xsl:apply-templates>
> 
> you can do 
> 
> <xsl:apply-templates select="profile/kid"/>
> 
> which will save you some typing.

I think the use of separate begin/end tags is usually due to the use of
certain XML editors rather than to a fondness for keystrokes. 

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/