On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 2:14 AM, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do try to express the problems more precisely and you'll get more useful answers
>

I wasn't trying to do Muenchian grouping. I only followed the
conversation in that direction.

> As for grouping in XSLT 1, the Muenchian method has been there since
> 2000 and is well known and publicized. Many xslt 1 solutions may seem
> complex and like tricks and this is exactly why we love xslt 1 -- for
> the fun and challenge
>

Similarly Newtonian Physics  has been there since Newton and is also
well publicized. That doesn't mean it's straightforward.