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RE: [xsl] zero width no-break space to prevent tag minimisation

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> Can anyone see any issues with using a "zero with no-break space" (the
> BOM) as a way of preventing tag minimization:
> 
> <div>&#65279;</div>
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> It seems to work - any reason I shouldn't use that? 

The only possible reasons I can think of are the reasons that apply to all
non-ASCII characters - you could hit encoding problems, and you could find
that the character isn't present in all fonts. But go for it if it works.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

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