Re: Font locking in PSGML mode

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.rodgers@ihs.com>]

chris wrote:

> When I load a file into Emacs that starts sgml mode, there is no
> syntax coloring. After I parse the DTD, the font coloring starts
> working, but only on text that I manually move my cursor through. As I
> move through each element, it becomes colorized. 
> 
> Is there a way to get this to happen automatically?


1. How do you parse the DTD?

2. Here's a variable declaration and some code I use in an sgml-mode-hook
    function:

(defvar psgml-auto-parse 'query
   "*If t, `\\[sgml-mode'] automatically invokes `\\[sgml-next-trouble-spot]';
if a number, automatically parse the buffer if the buffer's size is smaller;
if non-nil and non-t, query the user whether to parse the buffer.")

   (if (and (cond ((eq psgml-auto-parse t))
		 ((numberp psgml-auto-parse)
		  (<= (buffer-size) psgml-auto-parse))
		 ((not (null psgml-auto-parse)) ; symbolp
		  (y-or-n-p "Parse SGML document? ")))
	   (or (null sgml-top-tree)
	       (null (sgml-tree-end sgml-top-tree))))
       (progn
	(sgml-next-trouble-spot)	; doesn't return a meaningful value,
					; or signal an error...
	(if (eobp)
	    (goto-char (point-min)))))

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