RE: Variable references and import precedence

> > A useful feature in version 2 would be to put the decision between
> > strict and lenient error handling in the hands of the user 
> rather than the
> > implementor.
> 
> I believe this is a feature that should be provided by implementations
> not the stylesheet language.

I think this creates a problem with things like detection of "--" in the
text of a comment. The user knows that the XSLT processor will check for the
presence of "--", but has no way of knowing or controlling what action it
will take, so if there is any possibility of "--" being generated, the user
who wants to write a portable stylesheet that handles this situation has no
option but to repeat the check at application level.

Mike Kay