class REXML::Light::Node

def []=( reference, ns, value=nil )
  if reference.kind_of? String
    value = ns unless value
    at( 3 )[reference] = value
  elsif reference.kind_of? Range
    _old_put( Range.new(3+reference.begin, reference.end, reference.exclude_end?), ns )
  else
    if value
      _old_put( 4+reference, ns, value )
    else
      _old_put( 4+reference, ns )
    end
  end
end