Adam,
That is not what I am experiencing.
Using IE 6.0.2900.2180, I tried the following scenario to ensure that I am getting "well-formed" XHTML.
a.) From HTML view, I entered:
<p>Hi Mom
<ol>
<li>hi
<li>dad
b.) Switched to Normal view and then back to HTML view. The following was displayed:
<p>Hi Mom
<ol>
<li>hi
<li>dad </li>
</ol>
c.) Saved the record and the following XHTML was saved in the database:
<p>Hi Mom
</p>
<ol>
<li>hi
</li>
<li>dad </li>
</ol>
d.) Closed IE, restarted the app and the following was displayed:
<p>Hi Mom
<ol>
<li>hi
<li>dad </li>
</ol>
What happened to the XHTML? Why is the ill-formed HTML being displayed? Does this "transformation" when the data is rendered to the screen a cause of the poor performance?