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Hans Hagen wrote:
>At 02:58 AM 2/10/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>
>
>>%this definition for the final version where the
>>% remaining comments are ignored
>>
>>\def\gobble#1{}
>>
>>\defineXMLargument [comment] \gobble
>
>you can use \gobbleoneargument here


Actually, \gobbleoneargument doesn't make any difference, but the
\XMLhideelement solution works perfectly. thanks

robbie

>
>the next solution may help:
>
>\defineXMLargument [comment] \XMLhideelement
>
>\long\def\XMLhideelement#1%
>   {\futurelet\nexttoken\doXMLhideelement}
>
>\def\doXMLhideelement
>   {\ifx\nexttoken\blankspace\removeunwantedspaces\fi}
>