• From: Michael Kay <mike@s...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:17:58 +0100

> 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).

Michael Kay
Saxonica

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