Alternating row colors can be done with a small bit of code btw: 

<tr>

	<xsl:attribute name="bgcolor">

		<xsl:choose>

			<xsl:when test = "(position() mod 2 =0)">lightblue</xsl:when>

			<xsl:when test = "(position() mod 2 =1)">slate</xsl:when>

		</xsl:choose>

	</xsl:attribute>

...