> Michael --
> 
> So you're saying that you prefer
> 
>   <xsl:template match="*">
>     <xsl:copy>
>       <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="node()"/>
>     </xsl:copy>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> to
> 
>   <xsl:template match="@*|*">
>     <xsl:copy>
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
>     </xsl:copy>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> for the cases where attribute processing is minimal, right? 
> May I ask if that is because it's more efficient, more 
> elegant, more XSLT-ish, or just personal preference?

A bit of each. It just seems over-engineered to do rule-based processing of
attributes when every attribute is processed in exactly the same way.

Regards,

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