>From docbook tdg. computeroutput: Inline markup. screen. A block level element This element is displayed “verbatim”; whitespace and linebreaks within this element are significant. userinput: Note that UserInput is not a verbatim environment, but an inline. Does that help explain some of the oddities? -- Regards DaveP. XSLT&Docbook FAQ http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl