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Introduction

This set of documents shows what the inputs and outputs look like in my XML/XSL/CSS documents.

The XSL processing converts the documents to HTML - this amounts to creating tables for hand diagrams and auctions, converting codes like "2H" to 2 ♥, deciding whether to put white-spaces in holdings, etc. The resulting HTML generated has plenty of class attributes added to the <div>, <p>, and <span> tags which makes additional formatting customization via Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) possible. These documents are using my article.css. Most issues like font sizes, colors and backgrounds are left to the CSS. I could, for example, make the diamond and heart symbols black with a simple change to the CSS.

Many of the formatting decisions I've made are based on the recommendations in Richard Pavlicek's Bridge Writing Style Guide. The goal is to make the input XML document simple, human-writable and readable, and use the XSL to enforce the output standard where possible. So, while the input documents use T for the 10-spot, the XSL writes out "10." And while the input has no spaces between cards in holdings, as in QT654, the XSL prints Q-10-6-5-4 in paragraph contexts - seperating cards with spaces in diagrams ala:

♠	A K Q
♥	J 10 9 8 7
♦	6 5 4 3 2
♣	—

♠	10 9 8
♥	A K Q
♦	J 7
♣	6 5 4 3 2

Other style decisions I made on my own. For example, when red suit symbols occur in paragraphs, I've chosen to make them slightly darker than the red that occurs in diagrams because I find that the bright red in the middle of paragraphs interrupts the "flow" to the eye. This can be adjusted in the Cascading Style Sheet easily. The color I've settled on is 20% darker than pure red.

Style sheets for auction tables still do not handle one-sided auctions - I'd like the <auction> tag to take an attribute which flags the auction as one-sided (not necessarily uncontested, but perhaps with only a few bids.)

The goal is for the XML to represent possible bridge events, and have the XSL do transformations for presentation purposes. So the writer would write three passes rather than "All Pass." If the XSL formatter finds a situation where "All Pass" is an appropriate substitution, it can make the substitution. Note, not all instances if three passes, or even four passes, represent the end of an auction, if there has been a pass out of turn. This makes the XSL somewhat complicated.

Terms

These definitions may seem pedantic, but sometimes the words are used less precisely.

Seat: One of the seats in an auction or card diagram. When in an XML 'seat' attribute, it can be one of 'E', 'W', 'N', or 'S'. For example, <call seat='W' code='2S'/>. In the middle of an auction with no dealer seat specified, the seat can be one of 'dealer', 'LHO', 'partner', or 'RHO.'
Hand: References the cards being held by a particular player. This can be either 13 cards at the start of a deal, or some lesser number, representing a later state in the play.
Deal: A deal is distribution of 52 cards to four hands in each seat.
Board: A board is a deal in the context of a competition - information like the dealer, vulnerability, partscore (in rubber bridge), etc.
Play Record: The details of a played board - might include players, auction, contract, cards played.

Download

You can download the XML and XSL [1.7Mb] which is used to generate my bridge articles, including these test documents. This zip file includes the Java class files fo Xalan-Java 2. You need Java 1.2 or 1.3 installed to use the XSL scripts.

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Calls and Contracts

All Calls

Input:

<p>Calls: 
<call code="P"/>, <call code="X"/>, <call code="XX"/>,
<call code="1C"/>, <call code="1D"/>, <call code="1H"/>, 
<call code="1S"/>, <call code="1N"/>,
<call code="2C"/>, <call code="2D"/>, <call code="2H"/>, 
<call code="2S"/>, <call code="2N"/>,
<call code="3C"/>, <call code="3D"/>, <call code="3H"/>, 
<call code="3S"/>, <call code="3N"/>,
<call code="4C"/>, <call code="4D"/>, <call code="4H"/>, 
<call code="4S"/>, <call code="4N"/>,
<call code="5C"/>, <call code="5D"/>, <call code="5H"/>, 
<call code="5S"/>, <call code="5N"/>,
<call code="6C"/>, <call code="6D"/>, <call code="6H"/>, 
<call code="6S"/>, <call code="6N"/>,
<call code="7C"/>, <call code="7D"/>, <call code="7H"/>, 
<call code="7S"/>, <call code="7N"/>.
</p>

XSL Output:

Calls: Pass, Dbl, Rdbl, 1 ♣, 1 ♦, 1 ♥, 1 ♠, 1 NT, 2 ♣, 2 ♦, 2 ♥, 2 ♠, 2 NT, 3 ♣, 3 ♦, 3 ♥, 3 ♠, 3 NT, 4 ♣, 4 ♦, 4 ♥, 4 ♠, 4 NT, 5 ♣, 5 ♦, 5 ♥, 5 ♠, 5 NT, 6 ♣, 6 ♦, 6 ♥, 6 ♠, 6 NT, 7 ♣, 7 ♦, 7 ♥, 7 ♠, 7 NT.

All possible calls. Calls are formatted with spaces between the suit and the symbol, as per Pavlicek. Line breaks should not occur mid-call - this is controlled by the CSS file. There should be no spaces after the suit symbols and before the next character (commas and periods above.)

Contracts

Input:

<p>Contract: <contract code="4C" declarer="S"/></p>

<p>Contract: <contract code="5S"/></p>

<p> When you have a choice of
    <contract code="4SXX" declarer="S"/> 
    or <contract code="5DX" declarer="N"/>,
    you'll probably prefer the diamond contract,
    unless you are a risk-taker.
</p>

XSL Output:

Contract: 4 ♣ by South

Contract: 5 ♠

When you have a choice of 4 ♠ xx by South or 5 ♦ x by North, you'll probably prefer the diamond contract, unless you are a risk-taker.

Some example contracts.

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Inline Hands >>

Cards and Holdings

Cards - 1

Input:

<p>All cards:
    <spade card="A"/>, <spade card="K"/>, <spade card="Q"/>,
    <spade card="J"/>, <spade card="T"/>, <spade card="9"/>,
    <spade card="8"/>, <spade card="7"/>, <spade card="6"/>,
    <spade card="5"/>, <spade card="4"/>, <spade card="3"/>,
    <spade card="2"/>,
    <heart card="A"/>, <heart card="K"/>, <heart card="Q"/>,
    <heart card="J"/>, <heart card="T"/>, <heart card="9"/>,
    <heart card="8"/>, <heart card="7"/>, <heart card="6"/>,
    <heart card="5"/>, <heart card="4"/>, <heart card="3"/>,
    <heart card="2"/>,
    <diamond card="A"/>, <diamond card="K"/>, <diamond card="Q"/>,
    <diamond card="J"/>, <diamond card="T"/>, <diamond card="9"/>,
    <diamond card="8"/>, <diamond card="7"/>, <diamond card="6"/>,
    <diamond card="5"/>, <diamond card="4"/>, <diamond card="3"/>,
    <diamond card="2"/>,
    <club card="A"/>, <club card="K"/>, <club card="Q"/>,
    <club card="J"/>, <club card="T"/>, <club card="9"/>,
    <club card="8"/>, <club card="7"/>, <club card="6"/>,
    <club card="5"/>, <club card="4"/>, <club card="3"/>,
    <club card="2"/>.
</p>

XSL Output:

All cards: ♠ A, ♠ K, ♠ Q, ♠ J, ♠ 10, ♠ 9, ♠ 8, ♠ 7, ♠ 6, ♠ 5, ♠ 4, ♠ 3, ♠ 2, ♥ A, ♥ K, ♥ Q, ♥ J, ♥ 10, ♥ 9, ♥ 8, ♥ 7, ♥ 6, ♥ 5, ♥ 4, ♥ 3, ♥ 2, ♦ A, ♦ K, ♦ Q, ♦ J, ♦ 10, ♦ 9, ♦ 8, ♦ 7, ♦ 6, ♦ 5, ♦ 4, ♦ 3, ♦ 2, ♣ A, ♣ K, ♣ Q, ♣ J, ♣ 10, ♣ 9, ♣ 8, ♣ 7, ♣ 6, ♣ 5, ♣ 4, ♣ 3, ♣ 2.

Note, a card is represented by a suit name followed by a space and the denomination. Line breaks should not occur in the middle of a card. Tens are represented as '10' in the output. There should be no space after the card. Also, when your mouse hovers over a card, (most?) browsers will put up a tool tip with the long name of the card (e.g., "spade jack.")

Cards - 2

Input:

Alternatively, you can use the <em>card</em> tag - for
example
     <card code="SA"/> or <card code="HT"/>
- to represent a card.

XSL Output:

Alternatively, you can use the card tag - for example ♠ A or ♥ 10 - to represent a card.

I'm not sure which is better, but I thought I'd give some flexibility.

Suit Holdings

Input:

<p>I held <spade cards="AJT43"/>, which
is the same as <holding cards="S:AJT43"/>.</p>
<p>I can also write a holding without a suit,
such as <holding cards="KJT9642"/>.</p>
<p>A void is represented as <holding cards=""/>, or,
when with a suit, <holding cards="S:"/>.  Suit tags
can be used similarly: <diamond cards=""/>.</p>

XSL Output:

I held ♠ A-J-10-4-3, which is the same as ♠ A-J-10-4-3.

I can also write a holding without a suit, such as K-J-10-9-6-4-2.

A void is represented as —, or, when with a suit, ♠ —. Suit tags can be used similarly: ♦ —.

There are two seperate ways of writing a holding, with the <holding> tag or with one of the suit tags. Formatted with hyphens between cards, per Pavlicek. With the suit tags, note that the attribute cards is plural when representing holdings, even when representing a holding of one card or a void.

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Inline Auctions >>

Inline Hands

Example

Input:

<p> If I put a hand in a paragraph like this,
<hand sp="A8765432" he="QT9" di="" cl="KJ"/>,
it takes an inline format.
</p>

XSL Output:

If I put a hand in a paragraph like this, ♠ A-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 ♥ Q-10-9 ♦ — ♣ K-J, it takes an inline format.

Notice that the hand is formatted with hyphens between the cards - this is Richard Pavlicek's recommendation. I've allowed line breaks in the middle of the hand, since hands tend to be long, but the line breaks must be between suits.

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Suit Symbols >>

Inline Auctions

Simple Auction

Input:

<auction type="inline">
    <call code="P"/> 
       <call code="1S"/> 
       <call code="2H"/>  
       <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="4D"/> 
       <call code="X"/> 
       <call code="XX"/> 
       <call code="4N"/>

    <call code="P"/> 
       <call code="P"/> 
       <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

P - 1 ♠ - 2 ♥ - 3 ♣; 4 ♦ - X - XX - 4 NT

Notice that the XSL has dropped the last three passes from the auction, but included the pass at the start of the auction. Dropping the last three passes matches Pavlicek's recommendations for inline auctions.

Inline with a comment

Input:

<p>At the other table, the auction was:
<auction type="inline">
<call code="P"/>
<call code="1N" comment="?"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>.
West's <call code="1N"/> was a bit off-shape.
</p>

XSL Output:

At the other table, the auction was: P - 1 NT?. West's 1 NT was a bit off-shape.

A comment can be added to a call. Comments should be restricted to "!" or "?".

Inline comment in last three passes

Input:

<p>At the other table, the auction was
<auction type="inline">
<call code="P"/>
<call code="1N"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P" comment="?"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>.  East was not able to explain
his pass.
</p>

XSL Output:

At the other table, the auction was P - 1 NT - P - P?; P. East was not able to explain his pass.

A comment on one of the last three passes should cause the last three calls to be show.

Simple Auction Hiding A Pass

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="E">
    <call code="1H"/>
    <call code="2C"/>
    <call code="2H"/>
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="4H"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

1 ♥ (2 ♣) 2 ♥; 4 ♥

The optional hands attribute can be either "EW" or "NS", which indicates that we want an abbreviated auction concentrating on the named pair. Non-passes by the other side are included inside parenthesis, but passes by the other side are ignored (except when the first call in the auction to remind the reader of which side dealt.) If you use the hands attribute, you need to include the dealer, as well.

Uncontested auction

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="E">
    <call code="1H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="2H"/> <call code="P"/>
    <call code="4H"/><call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

1 ♥ 2 ♥; 4 ♥

A simple inline uncontested auction.

Uncontested auction - one pass start

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="N">
    <call code="P"/> <call code="1H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="2H"/>
    <call code="P"/> <call code="4H"/><call code="P"/> <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

(P) 1 ♥ 2 ♥; 4 ♥

This was an aesthetic decision - to show the initial pass by the opponent or not? I chose to show it, because it reminds the reader who the dealer is.

Uncontested auction - starting with two passes

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="W">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/> <call code="1H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="2H"/>
    <call code="P"/> <call code="4H"/><call code="P"/> <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

P 1 ♥; 2 ♥ 4 ♥

Uncontested auction - starting with three passes

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="S">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="1H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="2H"/> <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="4H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

(P) P 1 ♥; 2 ♥ 4 ♥

Contested Auction - starting with one pass

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="N">
    <call code="P"/> <call code="1H"/> <call code="2C"/> <call code="2H"/>
    <call code="P"/> <call code="4H"/><call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

(P) 1 ♥ (2 ♣) 2 ♥; 4 ♥

Contested auction - starting with two passes

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="W">
    <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="1H"/> <call code="2C"/>
    <call code="2H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="4H"/> <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

P 1 ♥ (2 ♣); 2 ♥ 4 ♥

Contested auction - starting with three passes

Input:

<auction type="inline" hands="EW" dealer="S">
    <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="1H"/> 
    <call code="2C"/> <call code="2H"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="4H"/>
    <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> <call code="P"/> 
</auction>

XSL Output:

(P) P 1 ♥; (2 ♣) 2 ♥ 4 ♥

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Suit Symbols

All of them

Input:

<p>Spade symbol: <spade/>, heart symbol: <heart/>,
diamond symbol: <diamond/>, and club symbol: <club/>.</p>

XSL Output:

Spade symbol: ♠, heart symbol: ♥, diamond symbol: ♦, and club symbol: ♣.

Suit symbols can be included in any text. These forms are rarely used, but can be used in some instances, for example, when you need a really brief description of a bid. When writing out a bid, see Calls. When writing out a card or holding, use Cards and Holdings.

Don't do this

Input:

<p>
You could use suit symbols rather than <call>,
<holding>, etc., but then the formatter will not
know to do smart formatting things.  For example, 
you could write out cards as: <spade/> A, <spade/> K, 
<spade/> Q, <spade/> J, <spade/> 10, <spade/> 9,
<spade/> 8, <spade/> 7, <spade/> 6, <spade/> 5, 
<spade/> 4, <spade/> 3, <spade/> 2, <heart/> A, <heart/> K, 
<heart/> Q, <heart/> J, <heart/> 10, <heart/> 9,
<heart/> 8, <heart/> 7, <heart/> 6, <heart/> 5, 
<heart/> 4, <heart/> 3, <heart/> 2.  But then you might
see breaks in the middle of cards, obscuring your document.
</p>

XSL Output:

You could use suit symbols rather than <call>, <holding>, etc., but then the formatter will not know to do smart formatting things. For example, you could write out cards as: ♠ A, ♠ K, ♠ Q, ♠ J, ♠ 10, ♠ 9, ♠ 8, ♠ 7, ♠ 6, ♠ 5, ♠ 4, ♠ 3, ♠ 2, ♥ A, ♥ K, ♥ Q, ♥ J, ♥ 10, ♥ 9, ♥ 8, ♥ 7, ♥ 6, ♥ 5, ♥ 4, ♥ 3, ♥ 2. But then you might see breaks in the middle of cards, obscuring your document.

Other reasons to avoid this might be issues of "accessability" - you might want to generate a version of your document for the blind, in which case, you'd want to change <spade card="Q"/> to the words "spade queen," so that the user's client could read the words out loud. In XML, as a rule, you do not want to make formatting decisions too early, so that if you want to alter some of the overall look of your documents, you'd have to change every individual document.

In other words, don't do this.

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Hands

Simple Diagram

Input:

<diagram id="first">
<hand seat="N" sp="AK" he="KQT9" di="AKT98" cl="98"/>
<hand seat="W" sp="JT98" he="876" di="765" cl="AQ7"/>
<hand seat="E" sp="7654" he="J5" di="43" cl="JT654"/>
<hand seat="S" sp="Q32" he="A432" di="QJ2" cl="K32"/>
</diagram>

XSL Output:

♠	A K
♥	K Q 10 9
♦	A K 10 9 8
♣	9 8

♠	J 10 9 8
♥	8 7 6
♦	7 6 5
♣	A Q 7

♠	7 6 5 4
♥	J 5
♦	4 3
♣	J 10 6 5 4

♠	Q 3 2
♥	A 4 3 2
♦	Q J 2
♣	K 3 2

A simple deal diagram - the id attribute is used for references later. It is not required unless you plan to do linking.

Note that the XSL handles the various decisions like spacing, whether to use "10" or "T" for tens, and how to represent the suit symbols.

Copy diagram

Input:

<diagram src="#first"/>

XSL Output:

♠	A K
♥	K Q 10 9
♦	A K 10 9 8
♣	9 8

♠	J 10 9 8
♥	8 7 6
♦	7 6 5
♣	A Q 7

♠	7 6 5 4
♥	J 5
♦	4 3
♣	J 10 6 5 4

♠	Q 3 2
♥	A 4 3 2
♦	Q J 2
♣	K 3 2

I load a diagram from inside the current document.

Copy diagram, external

Input:

<diagram src="xml/test/deal.xml"/>

XSL Output:

♠	Q 10 9
♥	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
♦	K J
♣	—

♠	—
♥	K J
♦	Q 10 9
♣	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

♠	K J
♥	—
♦	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
♣	Q 10 9

♠	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
♥	Q 10 9
♦	—
♣	K J

Load the first diagram with from test/deal.xml.

Copy diagram, external http

Input:

<diagram src="http://bridge.thomasoandrews.com/impossible/bin/impossible.cgi?pageNumbers=10000000000000000000000000000&amp;format=XML"/>

XSL Output:

♠	10 7 3
♥	J 10 8 7 6 4
♦	8 2
♣	10 7

♠	J 9 6 5
♥	A Q
♦	A
♣	A K Q J 9 3

♠	K Q 2
♥	5 3 2
♦	K Q 9 7
♣	8 5 2

♠	A 8 4
♥	K 9
♦	J 10 6 5 4 3
♣	6 4

Load a diagram by a URL, here finding the 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000th page of the Impossible Bridge Book. This won't work if you are not connected to the internet.

Copy diagram, external with ID

Input:

<diagram src="xml/test/deal.xml#2"/>

XSL Output:

♠	Q
♥	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
♦	K J
♣	—

♠	—
♥	K J
♦	Q 10
♣	A 8 7 6 5 4 3

♠	K
♥	—
♦	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
♣	10 9

♠	A 8 7 6 5 4 3
♥	Q 10 9
♦	—
♣	J

Load the diagram with id='2' from test/deal.xml.

This ability to link across documents is one of the beauties of XML, and one of the reasons that some XML schema is probably better than PBN in the long run. For example, you could have a single document which consisted of the deals from a tournament, with ids set as board numbers, and then have the "results" tables reference the deals. This eliminates the redundancies built into PBN and sequesters the data.

One-suited diagram

Input:

<diagram>
<hand seat="N" sp="QT9"/>
<hand seat="W" sp=""/>
<hand seat="E" sp="KJ"/>
<hand seat="S" sp="A8765432"/>
</diagram>

XSL Output:

♠

Q 10 9

♠

—

♠

K J

♠	A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

A single-suited diagram. This one currently doesn't format so good with the long suit and void.

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Auctions

Verbose Auction

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call seat="W" code="P"/> 
    <call seat="N" code="1S"/> 
    <call seat="E" code="2H"/> 
    <call seat="S" code="3C"/>

    <call seat="W" code="X"/>
    <call seat="N" code="XX"/>
    <call seat="E" code="P"/> 
    <call seat="S" code="P"/> 

    <call seat="W" code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
Pass	1 ♠	2 ♥	3 ♣
Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

We've specified the seat in each call. In fact, only calls made out of turn are required to have a seat specified - when no seat is present, the XSL script defaults to the next seat in turn.

Simple Auction - No dealer specified

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="1S"/> 
    <call code="2H"/> 
    <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="X"/>
    <call code="XX"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	1 ♠	2 ♥	3 ♣
Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

When no dealer is specified, we label the hands in the auction as "Dealer," "LHO," "Partner," and "RHO." Dealer is the leftmost label.

Simple Auction - first seat specified

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="P" seat="S"/> 
    <call code="1S"/> 
    <call code="2H"/> 
    <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="X"/>
    <call code="XX"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South	West	North	East
Pass	1 ♠	2 ♥	3 ♣
Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

When no dealer is specified, but the first call has a "seat" id, we assume that seat is dealer.

Simple Auction - West deals

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="1S"/> 
    <call code="2H"/> 
    <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="X"/>
    <call code="XX"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
Pass	1 ♠	2 ♥	3 ♣
Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

The style guide suggests that West should always be to the left of East, for easier reading. West is taken as the left-most hand in all cases except when South is dealer - then South is taken as the left-most hand (to avoid the dangling first bid with dealer in the fourth column.)

Note that the 'X' and 'XX' get translated to Dbl and Rdbl.

The white-space in the input above is optional, and used just to clarify the auction to someone stuck reading or writing the XML.

The task of deciding which hand should be left-most in the table is reserved for the XSL formatter - the XML document is meant to represent the play of the deal, and contain as little formatting specifics as possible.

Simple Auction With Names, South Deals

Input:

<auction dealer="S">
    <name seat="S">Andrews</name>
    <name seat="N">Partner</name>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="1S"/> 
    <call code="2H"/> 
    <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="X"/>
    <call code="XX"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South Andrews	West	North Partner	East
Pass	1 ♠	2 ♥	3 ♣
Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

When names are provided, add them to the auction. Keep seat names in case there are duplicate names (as in all-GIB auctions.)

Simple Auction - East deals

Input:

<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="1S"/> 
    <call code="2H"/> 
    <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="X"/>
    <call code="XX"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♠
2 ♥	3 ♣	Dbl	Rdbl
All Pass

When East deals, we put West left-most.

Simple Auction - North deals

Input:

<auction dealer="N">
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="1S"/> 
    <call code="2H"/> 
    <call code="3C"/>

    <call code="X"/>
    <call code="XX"/>
    <call code="P"/> 
    <call code="P"/> 

    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
	Pass	1 ♠	2 ♥
3 ♣	Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

When North deals, West is the left-most hand to keep West's hand to the left of East's hand.

Pass Out Auction

Input:

<auction dealer="S">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="N">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South	West	North	East
Pass Out

West	North	East	South
Pass Out

West	North	East	South
	Pass Out

West	North	East	South
		Pass Out

These should generate one cell with the text "Pass Out."

Fourth Seat Opener

Input:

<auction dealer="E">
   <call code="P"/>
   <call code="P"/>
   <call code="P"/>
   <call code="1N"/>

   <call code="P"/>
   <call code="P"/>
   <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
Pass	1 NT	All Pass

Make sure auctions starting with three passes don't start with "All Pass."

Auctions with Notes

One Note

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N"><note>15-17</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 NT*	All Pass

*15-17

Adding a note to a call internally makes life simple and natural.

One Note, Multiple Times

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3S"/>
    <call code="P"/>

    <call code="4C"><note id="cue">Cue bid</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="4D"><note ref="cue"/></call>
    <call code="P"/>

    <call code="5D"><note ref="cue"/></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="6S"/>

    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 NT	Pass	3 ♠	Pass
4 ♣*	Pass	4 ♦*	Pass
5 ♦*	Pass	6 ♠	All Pass

*Cue bid

Easy to write duplicate notes.

Several Notes on One Bid

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="1N"><note>20 second pause</note>
                <note>12-14</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	1 NT1,2	All Pass

1. 20 second pause

2. 12-14

Several notes applied to one tag.

Several Notes on One Bid - Sorting?

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"><note id="hitch">Hesitation</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="2S"><note>Nominally <spade/> + minor</note><note ref="hitch"/></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass1	Pass	2 ♠2,1
All Pass

1. Hesitation

2. Nominally ♠ + minor

Should we sort comments on individual calls? I couldn't quite get the XSL to do it.

Several Notes, Some Duplicated

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N"><note>15-17</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3S"><note>Game forcing</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>

    <call code="4C"><note>Good spades, club concentration</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="4D"><note id="cue">Cue bid</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>

    <call code="5D"><note ref="cue"/></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="6S"/>

    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 NT1	Pass	3 ♠2	Pass
4 ♣3	Pass	4 ♦4	Pass
5 ♦4	Pass	6 ♠	All Pass

1. 15-17

2. Game forcing

3. Good spades, club concentration

4. Cue bid

Easy to write duplicate notes.

Note In Last Three Passes

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 NT	Pass*	Pass	Pass

*Hesitation

West	North	East	South
1 NT	Pass	Pass*	Pass

*Hesitation

West	North	East	South
1 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass*

*Hesitation

If there is a note applied to one of the last three passes, write out the passes explicitly.

Note In Pass-out Auctions

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"><note>Hesitation</note></call>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass*	Pass	Pass	Pass

*Hesitation

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass*	Pass	Pass

*Hesitation

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass	Pass*	Pass

*Hesitation

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass*

*Hesitation

If the auction is passed out and there is a note in one pass, then show all passes.

Editorial Comments with '!' or '?'

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1N" comment="?"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="7N" comment="!"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 NT?	Pass	7 NT!	All Pass

The comment is meant as inline editorials, rather than the footnote "note" method, above. Pavlicek's style guide suggests that only one '?' or one '!' be used in this instance. My processors don't enforce that rule, but I follow it when writing my documents.

Editorial Comment among the last three passes

Input:

<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
		1 NT	Pass?
Pass	Pass

West	North	East	South
		1 NT	Pass
Pass?	Pass

West	North	East	South
		1 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass?

Show all calls if there is a comment added to one of the last three passes.

Editorial Comment in passed-out auctions

Input:

<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="E">
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P" comment="?"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
		Pass?	All Pass

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass?
Pass	Pass

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
Pass?	Pass

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
Pass	Pass?

Show all calls if there is a comment in a pass-out auction. Currently, the first case is "broken," or this behavior could be seen as a feature.

Incomplete Auctions

Passes

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass	Pass

Make sure that three passes don't get translated to "All Pass."

No Pass at the End

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3D"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass	3 ♦

No pass at the end of an auction.

One Pass at the End

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3D"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass	3 ♦	Pass

One pass at the end of an auction.

Two Pass at the End

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3D"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass	3 ♦	Pass
Pass

Two passes at the end of an auction.

Incomplete Auctions with Query

Passes

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="?"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="?"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="?"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	?

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass	?

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
Pass	Pass	Pass	?

Make sure that three passes don't get translated to "All Pass."

No Pass at the End

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3D"/>
    <call code="?"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass	3 ♦	?

No pass at the end of an auction.

One Pass at the End

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3D"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="?"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass	3 ♦	Pass
?

One pass at the end of an auction.

Two Pass at the End

Input:

<auction>
    <call code="1N"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="3D"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="?"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

Dealer	LHO	Partner	RHO
1 NT	Pass	3 ♦	Pass
Pass	?

Two passes at the end of an auction.

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Calls out of turn at first call

Input:

<h2>South Dealer</h2>
<auction dealer="S">
<call seat="W" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="S">
<call seat="N" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="S">
<call seat="E" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<h2>East Dealer</h2>
<auction dealer="E">
<call seat="S" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="E">
<call seat="W" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="E">
<call seat="N" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<h2>North Dealer</h2>
<auction dealer="N">
<call seat="E" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="N">
<call seat="S" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="N">
<call seat="W" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<h2>West Dealer</h2>
<auction dealer="W">
<call seat="N" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="W">
<call seat="E" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="W">
<call seat="S" code="1N">
    <note>Out of turn, accepted</note>
</call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South Dealer

South	West	North	East
—	1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

South	West	North	East
—	—	1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

South	West	North	East
—	—	—	1 NT*
All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

East Dealer

West	North	East	South
		—	1 NT*
All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West	North	East	South
		—	—
1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West	North	East	South
		—	—
—	1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

North Dealer

West	North	East	South
	—	1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West	North	East	South
	—	—	1 NT*
All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West	North	East	South
	—	—	—
1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West Dealer

West	North	East	South
—	1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West	North	East	South
—	—	1 NT*	All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

West	North	East	South
—	—	—	1 NT*
All Pass

*Out of turn, accepted

Auction with call out of turn

Input:

<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N"><note>Call out of turn, accepted</note></call>
<call code="2H"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*	2 ♥
All Pass

*Call out of turn, accepted

Partial auction with pass out of turn

Input:

<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N">
      <note>Call out of turn, accepted</note></call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N">
      <note>Call out of turn, accepted</note></call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N">
      <note>Call out of turn, accepted</note></call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N">
     <note>Call out of turn, accepted</note></call>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*	Pass
Pass

*Call out of turn, accepted

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*	Pass
Pass	Pass

*Call out of turn, accepted

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*	Pass
Pass	Pass	Pass

*Call out of turn, accepted

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*	Pass
Pass	All Pass

*Call out of turn, accepted

Three passes should not end an auction when pass out of turn is accepted, so "All Pass" should not be substituted - instead, the auction is to proceed as if the pass out of turn did not exist - the skipped bidder calls in turn, and then the auction continues even if the skipped bidder passes - so, six passes are necessary after a pass-out-of-turn is accepted.

See Law 34.

More Law 34 Checks: All Pass

Input:

<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N">
     <note>Call out of turn, accepted</note></call>
<call code="3C"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*	3 ♣
All Pass

*Call out of turn, accepted

This case should get end with an "All Pass."

Corrected call - two options

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1S"/>
    <call code="2D">
        <note>Corrected from insufficient <call code="1D"/>.</note>
    </call>
    <call code="2S"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 ♠	2 ♦*	2 ♠	All Pass

*Corrected from insufficient 1 ♦.

Input:

<auction dealer="W">
    <call code="1S"/>
    <call code="1D"/>
    <call code="2D" seat="N">
        <note>Made sufficient</note>
    </call>
    <call code="2S"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
    <call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
1 ♠	1 ♦	—	—
—	2 ♦*	2 ♠	All Pass

*Made sufficient

I'd prefer the first to the second. As a rule, I think a <call> tag should be used for an "accepted" call of some form. If a call is not accepted as part of the auction, then it should be recorded in a footnote.

Annotations

Auction with annotation

Input:

<auction>
<call code="1N" seat="S"/>
<call code="P" seat="N">
    <note>Call out of turn</note>
    </call>
<annotation>Director was called. East heard
his options, chose to accept the call.
</annotation>
<call code="2H"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
</auction>

XSL Output:

South	West	North	East
1 NT	—	Pass*
Director was called. East heard his options, chose to accept the call.
			2 ♥
All Pass

*Call out of turn

Annotation after Pass Out auction

Input:

<auction dealer="N">
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<annotation>After fourth pass, North called
<call code="1S"/>, which was nullified.
</annotation>
</auction>

<hr/>

<auction dealer="E">
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<annotation>After fourth pass, East called
<call code="1S"/>, which was nullified.
</annotation>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="S">
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<annotation>After fourth pass, South called
<call code="1S"/>, which was nullified.
</annotation>
</auction>
<hr/>
<auction dealer="W">
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<call code="P"/>
<annotation>After fourth pass, West called
<call code="1S"/>, which was nullified.
</annotation>
</auction>

XSL Output:

West	North	East	South
	Pass Out
After fourth pass, North called 1 ♠, which was nullified.

West	North	East	South
		Pass Out
After fourth pass, East called 1 ♠, which was nullified.

South	West	North	East
Pass Out
After fourth pass, South called 1 ♠, which was nullified.

West	North	East	South
Pass Out
After fourth pass, West called 1 ♠, which was nullified.

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Links

These features are not bridge-related, but I've included these examples just for completeness. Note that the links don't know whether they are opened in the same frame, the top frame of the current window, or a new window. This decision is made in the XSL, based in whether the link is internal, part of my site, or external.

Internal Link

Input:

<link rel="internal" href="intro">This link</link>
should take you to the introduction of this book.

XSL Output:

This link should take you to the introduction of this book.

The "internal" link basically means that the link is a reference to another page in this same collection. When generating PDF, this is converted to an internal link in the document. In HTML, it loads the page in the current frame (when in a framed document.)

On-Site Links

Input:

This is a gross hack to indicate pages on my site, such as the
<link rel="onsite" href="/deal/">Deal 3.0 page.</link>

XSL Output:

This is a gross hack to indicate pages on my site, such as the Deal 3.0 page.

This just lets me move my site more easily - a bit of a hack. When generating PDF, the site location gets hard-coded. In HTML, causes the document to be loaded in the top frame.

External Link

Input:

Many of the formatting decisions I've made are based on the
recommendations in Richard Pavlicek's
<link href="http://www.rpbridge.net/7z69.htm">Bridge
Writing Style Guide.</link>

XSL Output:

Many of the formatting decisions I've made are based on the recommendations in Richard Pavlicek's Bridge Writing Style Guide.

A general link. In HTML, causes the referenced document to be loaded in the top frame.

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HTML-like Tags

Most tags in these documents which look like HTML are transferred directly to the resulting HTML document. I try to avoid using too much HTML in my documents because I also translate the XML to XSL:FO, to generate PDFs, and too much HTML means I have much more to do the translations.

Paragraph

Input:

<p>Paragraph 1</p>
<p>Paragraph 2</p>

XSL Output:

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

This actually gets translated to a <div> tag, because HTML paragraphs don't like tables (like deal diagrams) in the middle.

Line Breaks

Input:

In this instance, we add a line break here - <br/> to make sure that
code creates breaks properly.

XSL Output:

In this instance, we add a line break here -
to make sure that code creates breaks properly.

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♣♦ XML Bridge Tests ♥♠

Test All Links

These are all the links from my articles. This is a cool feature of XML - the ability to extract all objects by type. Here, I can test all my links from my article sets on this one page, rather than checking them on their original context. It would be even better if XSL could just check for the link rot...

In test/intro.html (Introduction):: ... article.css. ...; ... Bridge Writing Style Guide ...; ... download the XML and XSL [1.7Mb] ...

In test/suitsymbols.html (Suit Symbols):: ... Calls ...; ... Cards and Holdings ...

In test/diagram.html (Hands):: ... Impossible Bridge Book. ...

In test/complex-auctions.html (Auctions: Exceptions):: ... Law 34. ...

In test/links.html (Links):: ... Deal 3.0 page. ...; ... Bridge Writing Style Guide. ...; ... This link ...

In badfit/introduction.html (Introduction):: ... Double Asymmetries, ...; ... Deal ...; ... GIB ...; ... deal on his site ...

In hands/intro.html (Introduction):: ... Bridge Writing Style Guide. ...; ... read my XML Test Pages ...

In hands/chance.html (The Only Chance):: From: Floater

In hands/endplay8.html (Mirror, Mirror):: From: OKbridge

In hands/spots.html (Seeing Spots):: From: OKbridge; ... Matt Ginsberg's "GIB" ...

In hands/givetake.html (Give and Take):: From: OKbridge

In hands/hope.html (Hope Springs Eternal):: From: OKbridge

In hands/guess.html (Counting It Out):: From: OKbridge

In hands/throwin.html (An Even Break):: From: OKbridge

In hands/duck.html (A Considered Duck):: From: OKbridge

In hands/triple3.html (Helpful Defense):: From: OKbridge

In hands/trickone.html (Taking a Chance):: From: OKbridge

In hands/info.html (Taking Care):: From: OKbridge

In hands/safety3.html (Safer Than Sorry):: From: OKbridge

In hands/squeeze4.html (Worth the Effort):: From: OKbridge

In hands/matchpoints.html (The Prize):: From: OKbridge

In hands/squeeze2.html (A Simple Positional Squeeze):: From: OKbridge

In hands/coup.html (A Grand Coup):: From: Draper Labs Bridge Club

In hands/squeeze.html (A Simple Squeeze):: ... another hand ...

In hands/cover.html (Cover an Honor?):: From: OKbridge

In hands/recovery.html (A Recovery):: From: OKbridge

In hands/endplay4.html (Down Three is Good Bridge?):: From: OKbridge

In hands/endplay.html (A Nice Endplay):: From: OKbridge

In hands/showup.html (Lucky Break):: From: OKbridge

In hands/freedom.html (Freedom of Choice):: From: OKBridge

In hands/finesse.html (A Daring Play):: From: ECats Bridge

In hands/coup3.html (Use It or Lose It):: From: OKbridge

In hands/assume.html (A Best Shot):: From: OKbridge

In hands/squeeze5.html (Expert Planning):: From: OKbridge; ... Richard Pavlicek, Sr., ...

In hands/doublesqueeze.html (A Little Too High):: From: OKbridge

In hands/triple2.html (Restricted Choice):: From: OKbridge

In hands/conceal.html (A Slim Chance):: From: OKbridge

In hands/trumped.html (Double Trouble):: From: OKbridge

In hands/strip2.html (A Subtle Pinch):: From: OKbridge

In hands/options.html (Trading Options):: From: OKbridge

In hands/safety.html (Take Care What You Ask For...):: From: OKbridge

In hands/triple.html (A Three-suited Squeeze):: From: OKbridge

In hands/overtrick.html (Overtricked):: From: OKbridge

In hands/squeeze3.html (A Double Whammy):: From: OKbridge

In hands/familiar.html (A Familiar Combination):: From: OKbridge

In hands/assumptions.html (Assumptions):: From: Draper Labs Bridge Club

In hands/miracle.html (One Chance):: From: OKbridge

In hands/strip.html (Stripped):: From: Palo Alto Bridge Club

In hands/endplay5.html (Redemption):: From: OKbridge

In hands/endplay2.html (A Little Help from a Friend):: From: OKbridge

In hands/countless.html (Countless Squeezes):: From: OKbridge

In hands/shutup.html (A Shut-up Squeeze):: From: OKbridge

In hands/sixorseven.html (Six or Seven?):: From: OKbridge

In hands/hopeless.html (An Ace Too Few):: From: OKbridge

In hands/anticipate.html (Anticipation):: From: OKbridge

In hands/progress.html (Wishful Thinking):: From: OKbridge

In hands/endplay3.html (An Intriguing Trump Squeeze):: From: OKbridge

In hands/three2.html (Another Three-suited Squeeze):: From: OKbridge

In hands/tactical.html (A Tactical Squeeze):: From: OKbridge

In parzero/intro.html (Introduction):: ... Bridge World's glossary ...; ... Double Asymmetries ...; ... Bad Fit Deals, ...; ... Deal 3.0, ...; ... GIB. ...; ... one example ...; ... one case ...

In parzero/ex28.html (A Complexity Four Example):: ... Introduction. ...

In tenaces/menacei.html (Introduction):: ... Deal ...; ... GIB ...

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Contents

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Introduction

Terms

Download

Calls and Contracts

All Calls

Contracts

Cards and Holdings

Cards - 1

Cards - 2

Suit Holdings

Inline Hands

Example

Inline Auctions

Simple Auction

Inline with a comment

Inline comment in last three passes

Simple Auction Hiding A Pass

Uncontested auction

Uncontested auction - one pass start

Uncontested auction - starting with two passes

Uncontested auction - starting with three passes

Contested Auction - starting with one pass

Contested auction - starting with two passes

Contested auction - starting with three passes

Suit Symbols

All of them

Don't do this

Hands

Simple Diagram

Copy diagram

Copy diagram, external

Copy diagram, external http

Copy diagram, external with ID

One-suited diagram

Auctions

Verbose Auction

Simple Auction - No dealer specified

Simple Auction - first seat specified

Simple Auction - West deals

Simple Auction With Names, South Deals

Simple Auction - East deals

Simple Auction - North deals

Pass Out Auction

Fourth Seat Opener

Auctions with Notes

One Note

One Note, Multiple Times

Several Notes on One Bid

Several Notes on One Bid - Sorting?

Several Notes, Some Duplicated

Note In Last Three Passes

Note In Pass-out Auctions

Editorial Comments with '!' or '?'

Editorial Comment among the last three passes

Editorial Comment in passed-out auctions

Incomplete Auctions

Passes

No Pass at the End

One Pass at the End

Two Pass at the End

Incomplete Auctions with Query

Passes

No Pass at the End

One Pass at the End

Two Pass at the End

Auctions: Exceptions

Calls out of turn at first call

South Dealer

East Dealer

North Dealer

West Dealer

Auction with call out of turn

Partial auction with pass out of turn

More Law 34 Checks: All Pass

Corrected call - two options

Annotations

Auction with annotation

Annotation after Pass Out auction