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Question: handling of TAB andCRLF in saved XSLT-files

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

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Reproduce the reported behavior by opening and saving the provided XSLT content in XML Notepad, then compare the saved file with the original to identify how TAB and CRLF text nodes change. Read the discussion in related issue #166 for context. Done means the behavior is explained and any required preservation or warning is clearly specified.

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Description

I have a XSLT-file which contains TAB and CRLF-definition to create a better readable output, like this

  <xsl:text>&#0009;</xsl:text>
  <xsl:value-of select="./KEY_NUMERIC_OLD"/>
  <xsl:text>&#0009;</xsl:text>
  <xsl:value-of select="./KEY_NUMERIC_NEW"/>
  <xsl:text>&#xa;</xsl:text>

It works fine, but when I opened the file with XMLNotepad and saved it, all the TABs and CRLF are gone. Why?
Related to #166 ?

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