6 SGML Declaration

PSGML does not understand the SGML declaration, it accepts one in the file but it is ignored. If you have the SGML declaration in another file you can make sgmls use it when you use the C-c C-v (sgml-validate) command (see Validate).

PSGML has some options in what features it uses and what markup it creates. You have to set these options to make PSGML’s behavior consistent with your SGML declaration and personal preferences.

User Option: sgml-omittag

Set this to t if the SGML declaration has ‘OMITTAG YES’ and to nil otherwise.

User Option: sgml-shorttag

Set this to t if the SGML declaration has ‘SHORTTAG YES’ and to nil otherwise.

User Option: sgml-namecase-general

Set this to t if the SGML declaration has ‘NAMECASE GENERAL YES’ and to nil otherwise. I.e., this controls whether names, except entity names, will be case insensitive (translated to upper case).

User Option: sgml-always-quote-attributes

If non-nil, quote all attribute values inserted after finishing edit attributes. If this variable is nil and sgml-shorttag is non-nil, attribute values that consists of only name characters will not be quoted.

User Option: sgml-minimize-attributes

Determines minimization of attributes inserted by edit-attributes. If non-nil, omit attribute name if the attribute value is from a token group. If max, omit attributes with default value. Minimization will only be done if they produce legal SGML (assuming sgml-omittag and sgml-shorttag are set correctly).