On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 01:34:12AM +0100, Patrice Dumas wrote: > Hello, > > Right now, USE_NUMERIC_ENTITY means > For HTML and XML. If set, use numeric entities instead of ASCII > characters when there is no named entity. By default, set to true > for HTML. > > I think that it is not logical. It would be better to name differently > that customization option, I would propose 'FALLBACK_TO_NUMERIC_ENTITY' > and change the meaning of USE_NUMERIC_ENTITY such that USE_NUMERIC_ENTITY > means: > For HTML [and XML?]. If set, use numeric entities instead of named > entities. By default, set to false. > > Would that be ok? I do not think that it is an issue for compatibility > as I do not think that users ever wanted the former USE_NUMERIC_ENTITY > to be false.
Yes, I agree. I couldn't find anything to say that numeric identities have ever not worked in HTML. I would just get rid of the option to use ASCII characters as a fallback.
