[TD]"<" symbol embedded in html

src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewAnnotation.cpp

@@ -158,10 +158,19 @@ void QGIViewAnnotation::drawAnnotation()
         if (it != annoText.begin()) {
             ss << "<br>";
         }
-        std::string u8String = Base::Tools::escapedUnicodeToUtf8(*it);
-//                                                                   what madness turns \' into \\\\\'?
-        std::string apos = std::regex_replace((u8String), std::regex("\\\\\'"), "'");
-        ss << apos;
+    //TODO: there is still a bug here.  entering "'" works, save and restore works, but edit after
+    //      save and restore brings "\'" back into text.  manually deleting the "\" fixes it until the next
+    //      save/restore/edit cycle.
+    //      a guess is that the editor for propertyStringList is too enthusiastic about substituting. 
+    //      the substituting might be necessary for using the strings in Python.
+    //      &apos; doesn't seem to help in this case.  
+
+        std::string u8String = Base::Tools::escapedUnicodeToUtf8(*it); //from \x??\x?? to real utf8
+        std::string apos = std::regex_replace((u8String), std::regex("\\\\"), "");  //remove doubles.
+        apos = std::regex_replace((apos), std::regex("\\'"), "'");  //replace escaped apos
+        //"less than" symbol chops off line.  need to use html sub. 
+        std::string lt   = std::regex_replace((apos), std::regex("<"), "&lt;");
+        ss << lt;
     }
     ss << "<br></p>\n</body>\n</html> ";