[Help-source-highlight] Re: xml highlight problem

[Lorenzo Bettini]

Michele Mattioni wrote:
> hi list,
> I'm using source-highligth and it seems to work very well.
>
> Although I found a problem when I start from the xml language and
> convert it in latex monocromatic output under special condition.
>
> The problem is on the tag format of the xml, for example
>
> <tag>content</tag> works  
>
> <my_tag>content</my_tag> doesn't work. I think the main problem is the
> non escape of the _ in the process and the tag is no recognised as one.
> For this problem the highlight is misplaced ..
>
> the output is, for the first (LaTeX example, I didn't tried the other
> format)
>
> \textbf{$<$tag$>$}content\textbf{$<$/tag$>$}
>
> and for the second...
> \textbf{$<$my}$\_$tag$>$content$<$/my$\_$tag$>$
>
> of course it should be:
> \textbf{$<$my\_tag$>$content\textbf{$<$/my\_tag$>$}
>
> Hope this mail is clear enough to point out, the problem.
>
> I'm not on the list yet (Moderator approval pending), so could you
> please attach me in CC, or approve my subscription?
> thanks :)

Hi Michele

no the problem is in the xml language definition file which does not 
include _ as a viable character in a tag name.

Attached, you find the fixed xml.lang definition file, which now 
highlights xml file correctly.

I take the chance to ask anyone whether there are other characters for 
tags in xml (and html as well, so also the html.lang file should be 
fixed accordingly) besides : and _?

thanks for the feedback!
cheers
        Lorenzo


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