From
http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb/browse_thread/thread/4e33f1f2cdd02b35/352960c7974b5be3#352960c7974b5be3

> > PCDataXmlParser converts entity references to actual utf-8
> > characters. This means templates with entity references won't round-
> > trip correctly through view source, nor through localization
> > properties files / gettext files.

> Hmmm... is this worth a flag someplace to disable this behavior?

This would be extremely helpful to us, just submitting a ticket to make sure it's on the radar.

I don't mind submitting an example, given some direction on the preferred approach