Most newer emacsen come with PSGML mode preinstalled. You can find out
whether your emacs has it with the locate-library command. In Emacs,
type M-x locate-library and enter psgml. Emacs will tell
-you if it found it or not.
If you don't have PSGML preinstalled in your Emacs, there are two +you if it found it or not.
If you don't have PSGML preinstalled in your Emacs, there are two things you can do:
On Linux: Get the -psgml rpm from RedHat's +psgml rpm from RedHat's docbook-tools and install it as usual.
On other systems: Get the tarball from the PSGML Website. Unpack it and follow the install instructions.
The easiest way to teach PSGML mode about a DTD is by adding it to your
own CATALOG. Here is an example of how you can set that up for the
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
in it. By maintaining your own CATALOG, it is easy to add more
DTD's without changing your emacs settings. (How about that HTML 4.01 DTD you
always wanted to get from W3C ? The
-DTD is in the zip archives and tarballs available on the site.)
That's it. Now you are ready to tell emacs all about PSGML mode and +DTD is in the zip archives and tarballs available on the site.)
That's it. Now you are ready to tell emacs all about PSGML mode and
that funky CATALOG
If you installed PSGML mode in a non-standard location, e.g., somewhere in
your home directory, you need to add this to the load-path by adding
this line to your .emacs file:
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
Which says that the parent of this document can be found in the file
top.xml, that the element in the parent that will enclose the
-current document is a book and that the current file's topmost
+current document is a book and that the current file's topmost
element is a sect1.
Of course, you should read the emacs texinfo pages that come with PSGML mode from start to finish. Barring that, here are some handy commands:
| Key | Command |
|---|---|
C-c C-e | Insert an element. Uses completion and only lets you insert elements that -are valid |
C-c C-a | Edit attributes of enclosing element. |
C-c C-x C-i | Show information about the document's DTD. |
C-c C-x C-e | Describe element. Shows for one element which elements can be parents, +are valid |
C-c C-a | Edit attributes of enclosing element. |
C-c C-x C-i | Show information about the document's DTD. |
C-c C-x C-e | Describe element. Shows for one element which elements can be parents, what its contents can be and lists its attributes. |