Prefs.getString Escapes Return Values

[Ryan J Baxter <rj...@us.ibm.com>]

I have a gadget which has a preference with the value foo's.  When I call 
new gadgets.Prefs().getString('myPref'); the value returned to me is 
foo's.  For some reason the getString API escapes the preference value 
before returning it.  The spec says nothing about the value being returned 
from getString being escaped [1].  Maybe the logic behind this decision 
was that the return value would always be placed in the DOM?  If so I 
don't think that is always true.  I would rather Shindig not escape the 
return value and let the gadget escape the value itself if it is going to 
place the value in the DOM.  Anyone opposed to this change?

[1]  
http://opensocial-resources.googlecode.com/svn/spec/2.0.1/Core-Gadget.xml#gadgets.Prefs.getString


-Ryan