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Re: [address@hidden: quotes in sgml mode]
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: [address@hidden: quotes in sgml mode] |
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Wed, 04 Sep 2002 12:20:20 -0400 |
> I pasted some XML code including the following in my
> *scratch* buffer:
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>
> <PUNC key="double-quote">
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> "
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> </PUNC>
>
> <BAR cat="N" tree="hidden">
>
> <HEAD cat="N" tool="no" gender="masc" number="sin"
> lexeme="machin" ortho="machin" colorGrammLex="Nom">
>
> machin
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> </HEAD>
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> <PUNC key="double-quote">
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> "
>
> </PUNC>
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> Then I switched to sgml mode with Esc-x sgml-m tab enter.
> The pasted stuff describes a text which contains quotes; the two quotes on
> separate lines are not quotes within sgml tags, but come from the text which
> is being described. So whatever is between them should NOT appear in brown
> like the "double-quote" on the first line. However everything from the 3rd
> to the 9th line is brown (well inverted: that which should be brown is black,
> and that which should be another colour is brown).
Yes, it's a known bug. Emacs' syntax-tables are not flexible enough
to describe the syntax of sgml and xml. While it is not impossible
to fix, it's a lot of work and risks slowing down operations significantly,
Many major modes have similar limitations, sadly.
The latest sgml-mode (in the development code of Emacs) has been improved
in some respect, but not this one.
So I suggest you either use " or you use a hack like
" <!--"-->
to fool Emacs.
Stefan
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