set entityinputconvert= { on | off}

The entityinputconvert option controls how Arbortext Editor stores character entities in memory when a document is opened, or when character entities are pasted or inserted in a document. When entityinputconvert is set to on, which is the default, Arbortext Editor converts character entity references to characters. This method saves memory space.

When entityinputconvert is set to off, Arbortext Editor stores character entities in a special data structure, which can be displayed in the Edit window as a character. This preserves the identity of the character entity, so that it can be written out in the same way that it was read in.