Re: Fwd: Requesting review for change to lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 09:10:41 +0100
> 
> () Jackson Hamilton <jackson@jacksonrayhamilton.com>
> () Sat, 7 Mar 2015 16:49:59 -0800
> 
>    But sgml-basic-offset defaults to 2, not 3, so it doesn't
>    make much sense that the attribute is indented by 3 spaces.
> 
> Another way to look at it is that the attribute name is indented
> 2 spaces with respect to the element name, so things are working
> as designed.

I completely agree: the indentation of the attribute seems to have
nothing to do with sgml-basic-offset.  It's a separate feature.

> Maybe a better approach would be to introduce a variable that
> controls the ‘1+’ such that indentation-wrt-element-name (status
> quo) remains as is doesn't ruffle the feathers of long-time
> users, yet indentation-wrt-element-angle-brace is available for
> those (including yourself) who prefer it.

Indeed, that would be a better change.

Thanks.