Re: [docbook-apps] xpath into docbook namespace

That works. Thanks to all for the assist, and let me add how
enormously honored I am to get the answer from the very author whose
book graces my desk at the moment. Cheers!

Franklin

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On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Bob Stayton <> wrote:
> Hi,
> If you are using the namespace-aware version of the stylesheets (with "-ns-"
> in the directory name), then you need to add the namespace declaration to
> your stylesheet and use the namespace in element matches.  See this doc for
> details:
>
> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/CustomDb5Xsl.html
>
> Assuming the context of the xpath is correct for selecting article, an xpath
> such as d:article/d:title would be appropriate.
>
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> 
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franklin Einspruch"
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> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 6:54 PM
> Subject: [docbook-apps] xpath into docbook namespace
>
>
>> Hi - Docbook newb here. What is the XPath selector for <title> in the
>> following trivial Docbook article? The regular article/title isn't
>> working because of the namespace declaration, although I don't know
>> why.
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>> <article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0">
>> <title>I Am The Title</title>
>> </article>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Franklin
>>
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