RE: [Bug 1502] [F&O] escape-uri encompasses & s/b split into 2 distinct functions

This is a cleaner design, easier to explain and easier to understand.
I suggest we add some of the motivation in the function descriptions.
I vote for 3 functions and I don't understand Michael Rys' objection.

Ashok Malhotra - Personal Response
 

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> ------- Additional Comments From mike@saxonica.com  
> 2005-06-16 18:25 ------- I'm inclined to agree. Experience of 
> using this function suggests it's very hard to remember which 
> way to set the boolean argument, and the resulting code is 
> not clear to the reader. I think we were over-influenced by 
> pressure to minimize the number of functions.
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> Perhaps suitable names might be escape-uri() and escape-uri-part().
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> I haven't seen use cases for an unescape-uri() function, but 
> I agree there's an argument for it based on completeness. 
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> Michael Kay (personal response)
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