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>> http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el?rev=HEAD
> I downloaded this guy and loaded it up, but when I C-x h and C-M \ it
> doesn't seem to indent logically.  It basically indents every line
> increasingly so that they form a backwards stair-step pattern.  Any hints???

Just like with most auto-indenting modes (well, maybe more so ;-), you have
to be careful where you break your lines.  Try to insert newlines at
various places to see what helps.  In any case, send a problematic sample to
emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org so we can see what to do with it.


        Stefan