Index: django-ajax-selects/ajax_select/templates/autocompleteselect.html
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--- django-ajax-selects.orig/ajax_select/templates/autocompleteselect.html	2011-06-21 14:45:43.927965662 +1000
+++ django-ajax-selects/ajax_select/templates/autocompleteselect.html	2011-06-21 14:45:51.117965659 +1000
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 	}
 	$("#{{html_id}}_text").result(receiveResult);
 	function addKiller_{{func_slug}}(repr,id) {
-		kill = "<span class='iconic' id='kill_{{ html_id }}'>X</span>	";
+		kill = "&lt;span class='iconic' id='kill_{{ html_id }}'&gt;X&lt;/span&gt;	";
 		if(repr){
 			$( "#{{html_id}}_on_deck" ).empty();
-			$( "#{{html_id}}_on_deck" ).append( "<div>" + kill + repr + "</div>");
+			$( "#{{html_id}}_on_deck" ).append( "&lt;div&gt;" + kill + repr + "&lt;/div&gt;");
 		} else {
 			$( "#{{html_id}}_on_deck > div" ).prepend(kill);
 		}
Index: django-ajax-selects/ajax_select/templates/autocompleteselectmultiple.html
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--- django-ajax-selects.orig/ajax_select/templates/autocompleteselectmultiple.html	2011-06-21 14:45:43.947965662 +1000
+++ django-ajax-selects/ajax_select/templates/autocompleteselectmultiple.html	2011-06-21 14:45:51.407965659 +1000
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 	$("#{{html_id}}_text").result(receiveResult);
 	function addKiller_{{func_slug}}(repr,id) {
 		killer_id = "kill_{{ html_id }}" + id
-		kill = "<span class='iconic' id='"+killer_id+"'>X</span>	";
-		$( "#{{html_id}}_on_deck" ).append("<div id='{{html_id}}_on_deck_" + id +"'>" + kill + repr + " </div>");
+		kill = "&lt;span class='iconic' id='"+killer_id+"'&gt;X&lt;/span&gt;	";
+		$( "#{{html_id}}_on_deck" ).append("&lt;div id='{{html_id}}_on_deck_" + id +"'&gt;" + kill + repr + " &lt;/div&gt;");
 		$("#"+killer_id).click(function(frozen_id) { return function(){
 			kill_{{func_slug}}(frozen_id);
 			{#  send signal to enclosing p, you may register for this event #}
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
 	});
 {% block extra_script %}{% endblock %}
 {% endblock %}});
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
