RE: [docbook-apps] how to get rid of leading/trailing space in verbatim?

> dang, you're right, and i should have thought of that.  although
> since i prefer to write it the first way (just for aesthetics),
> i guess i can redefine the <programlisting> template to remove any
> initial and final whitespace text node, yes?
 

Maybe you could use this suggestion from an earlier discussion on the list:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/docbook-apps/2003-q2/msg00334.html

/Mauritz