--- minidom.py	2009-05-08 10:26:34.807578100 +0200
+++ minidom_patched.py	2009-05-08 11:15:11.994675100 +0200
@@ -298,10 +298,12 @@
         node = node.parentNode
     return False
 
-def _write_data(writer, data):
+def _write_data(writer, data, isAttrib=False):
     "Writes datachars to writer."
     data = data.replace("&", "&amp;").replace("<", "&lt;")
     data = data.replace("\"", "&quot;").replace(">", "&gt;")
+    if isAttrib: 
+        data = data.replace("\r", "&#13;").replace("\n", "&#10;")
     writer.write(data)
 
 def _get_elements_by_tagName_helper(parent, name, rc):
@@ -831,7 +833,7 @@
 
         for a_name in a_names:
             writer.write(" %s=\"" % a_name)
-            _write_data(writer, attrs[a_name].value)
+            _write_data(writer, attrs[a_name].value, True)
             writer.write("\"")
         if self.childNodes:
             writer.write(">%s"%(newl))