Re: strip-spaces

1. why has the serializer placed these tags on any node (for example,
some <p> node and not others)?

<foo xmlns="a">
 <bar>
  <bas>

means that all of foo bar and bas are in the "a" namespace. So if you
generate all elements in teh same namespace the serialiser will
just make a single declaration at the top.

However
<p>

 means that p is no namespace, so if you generate or
copy a no namespace element (such as p in your case) as a child in an
element the serialiser has to add xmlns=""
<foo xmlns="a">
 <bar>
  <bas>
    <p xmlns="">

so that p is in no-namespace in the result., However you don't want p t
be in no-namepsace you want it to be in the same namespace as its
parent, then it will be serialised as

<foo xmlns="a">
 <bar>
  <bas>
    <p>

David

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