<doNotLeaveBackslashAlone> (Convert Backslash To Yen Sign When Entered)

This element specifies whether applications should automatically convert the backslash character into the yen character when it is added through user keyboard input.

Typically, no automatic conversion of one character to another is done when characters are entered by the user. This element, when present with a @val attribute value of true (or equivalent), specifies that all entries of the backslash (\) character shall automatically be converted to a yen symbol (¥) when the former is entered.

example: 
Hello \ world.

The default presentation would have exactly that:

Hello \ world.

However, if this compatibility setting is turned on:

<w:compat>
  <w:doNotLeaveBackslashAlone />
</w:compat>

Then the backslash would be converted, resulting in the following output:

Hello ¥ world.

Parent Elements

<compat> (§2.15.3.9)

Attributes

Description

<val> (On/Off Value)

Specifies a binary value for the property defined by the parent XML element.

A value of on, 1, or true specifies that the property shall be explicitly applied. This is the default value for this attribute, and is implied when the parent element is present, but this attribute is omitted.

A value of off, 0, or false specifies that the property shall be explicitly turned off.

example: 
<w:… w:val="off"/>

The @val attribute explicitly declares that the property is turned off. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_OnOff simple type (§2.18.67).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_OnOff">
	<attribute name="val" type="ST_OnOff"/>
</complexType>