RE: Purpose of <xs:sequence/>

> Paul, your Schema Lightener looks very interesting, but a bit 
> more than I need for this. I think a straight XSLT copy 
> pattern excluding empty xs:sequence nodes should do the trick.

There may be some contexts where removing an empty <xs:sequence/> element is
incorrect, for example if it appears as a branch of an xs:choice.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/