That's a problem of the tool that created this file. A file containing those characters just ins't valid xml.

That's also something gpxview can't do much about as this happens inside some other part of the operating system. But i have never experienced problems like that and don't have reports other than yours.

All this is possible. Adding the waypoint name is possible, no problem. Adding descriptions may be more trouble as maemo mapper doesn't parse html and the result may at best be ugly, but perhaps be completely unreadable.

The dbus interface of maemo mapper is pretty limited and i'd prefer this to be extended so other applications can interface nicely with maemo mapper than trying to replicate functions of other software by adding as much information to the maemo mapper poi database as possible.

Things i'd like maemo mapper to support are:
- a nice cross hair for precise navigation
- a feedback routine that reports back to some client which poi has been selected
- mechanisms to force an update of the poi database visualization
- a reliable way to derive the current view position of maemo mapper

Unfortunately these don't exist by now. Especially the possibility to have maemo mapper report back which waypoint has been selected and then have gpxview pop up the appropriate description would solve your issues. Unfortunately maemo mapper just doesn't support this by now.