Re: xml-mode (from sgml-mode) tag skipping fix

[Stefan Monnier]

> "Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu/emacs/address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > (although I'm not quite sure what <foo/> means in SGML)
> 
>    Linkname: Web SGML Adaptations Extension                                   
>         
>         URL: http://www.sgml.u-net.com/book/sgml-4.htm#Extensions             
>         
> 
>    Web SGML Adaptations Extension                                             
>     
>    When the Web SGML adaptations provided by Annex K of SGML are available an 
>         
>    optional net-enabling start-tag close (NESTC) delimiter can be defined in 
> additon  
>    to the null-end tag delimiter. When this delimiter has been defined, the 
> start-tag 
>    of an element to be ended with a null end-tag must end with the NESTC 
> delimiter.   
>                                                                               
>         
>    Note: If no NESTC delimiter is defined it is assumed to have the same 
> definition   
>    as the NET delimiter                                                       
>         
> 
> The Reference Concrete Syntax used by DocBook, HTML, etc. does not
> define a NESTC.  Check the SGML declaration (.dcl or .decl) coming with
> DTD; xml.dcl features the following definition:
> 
>          DELIM
>              GENERAL SGMLREF
>              HCRO "&#38;#x" -- 38 is the number for ampersand --
>              NESTC "/"
>              NET ">"
>              PIC "?>"
>              SHORTREF NONE
> 
> The Reference Concrete Syntax just says:
> 
>          DELIM
>              GENERAL SGMLREF
>              SHORTREF SGMLREF
> 
> 
> Note: Annex K "was approved by ISO's SGML technical committee on 5th
> December 1997" (Martin Bryan 1997, http://www.sgml.u-net.com/book/ ).
> 
> Note 2: As it stands, XML is SGML.

Can anybody translate it into English for me ?


        Stefan