Original Message From: "Michael Kay"
>
>> I agree that < & " and ' need to be kept from a
>> usability point of view.
>>
>>
> Only if we're constrained by compatibility and tradition. If we were
> starting anew, It would be easy to define it so there is only one special
> character, namely <, which could be escaped by doubling it. Then perhaps
> use <10> or <0xA> for numeric character references, and <&mdash> for named
> entity references (if we think we need them).
Or use \ and be compatible with the tradition in the rest of the programming
world :-)
<example attr="He said, \"Stop\"">
Now & then he pressed the \\key instead of the \< key</example>
But...
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