[XXE] boxes for tabs in 'pre' mode

[Jeremy Quinn]

Hi All

I have an element that gets edited in 'pre' mode:


   query {
        display: block;
     color: black;
     font-size: 12px;
     padding: .5em 1em;
     white-space: pre;
     text-align: left;
     font-family: monospace;
   }

'query' has an attribute 'xml:space' in the xsd:

   <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" default="preserve"/>

When I view the page, the <query/> element (which has Tabs in) shows 
rows of 'box' characters.

Is this a 'feature' or is it a bug in MacOSX JVM 1.4.1 DP10?


thanks

regards Jeremy