(in XSLt1 you have no option but to save data as the
content of an element  but in xslt2 can't you store stuff as a sequence
of items rather than as element content?

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> When producing a partial application (function) FXSL needs to discover
> the actual types of the arguments used so far in order to be able to
> re-construct the arguments with exactly those types later,

interesting, is it not possible to pass the actual arguments around (so
keeping their types) rather than making copies and having to re-instate
the types later? (in XSLt1 you have no option but to save data as the
content of an element  but in xslt2 can't you store stuff as a sequence
of items rather than as element content?

David