w3c / w3c/mathml-core

Add note for authors about preventing whitespace trimming and collapsing in `<ms>` elements

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Description

The current MathML specifications contain the following note:

Like all token elements, ms does trim and collapse whitespace in its content according to the rules of Section 2.1.7 Collapsing Whitespace in Input, so whitespace intended to remain in the content should be encoded as described in that section.

A similar note should be added to MathML Core, since this differs from the <pre> element in HTML.

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Research direction

Start by locating the MathML Core section for and its whitespace-processing text, then compare the existing specification note quoted in the issue. Add the corresponding author note explaining whitespace trimming and collapsing and the encoding guidance; done when MathML Core documents the distinction from HTML

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Tech stack
html
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
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