XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>]

The default will be for the serializer not to change the infoset in 
any way. However, if user tells the serializer to adjust the infoset 
as regards white space, then in my opinion they have said that white 
space is not significant. They want the output to look pretty. They 
don't care what kind of white space is used. In this case, I really 
don't see why I should make the output uglier by escaping carriage 
returns and tabs. You can't have it both ways. Either white space is 
preserved on output, or it isn't. The default is to preserve, but 
it's up to the client to make the final decision.

P.S. I do need to make sure the serializer preserves all white space 
in those elements with xml:space="preserve" regardless of client 
settings.

P.P.S. It has been suggested in the past that the serializer attempt 
to indent only by changing insignificant white space inside tags. 
This is an interesting idea, but I do not think it satisfies the 
desires of most clients who set a maximum line length or a non-zero 
indent.
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  Elliotte Rusty Harold
  elharo AT metalab.unc.edu
  Processing XML with Java (Addison-Wesley, 2002)
  http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava
  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201771861/cafeaulaitA