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Subject: Re: psgml-mode as default html mode?
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> From: Shane Holder <holder@rsn.hp.com>

> I may be starting a long discussion here, but this group seems used to  
> that.  :)
> 
>     I'm not sure psgml-mode should be the default mode for editing html
> files.
> 
>     Psgml has lots of really neat features, but it's *really* complex.
> I've spent the last 30 minutes trying to figure out how to insert a
> table, without success.  The standard C-h b and search for table
> doesn't come up with any answers.  Nothing in the menus says anything
> about how to insert a table.  I'm sure it's possible to change some
> DTD thingy and get tables, but I don't know squat about DTD, I'm going
> to learn, because it seems to be pretty cool, and I like the way
> psgml-mode works, but for a novice it's a real headache.
>     The documentation isn't really helpful either.  The docs seem to
> make the assumption that the user is already very familiar with PSGML
> and DTD stuff and refers the user to another document for a primer.
> Not what I wanted to see when all I wanted to do was insert a
> table. :)
> 
>     I think hm--html-mode would be a better choice for a default html
> mode.

I do support this opinion.  BTW, how do I change default
HTML mode to hm--html-mode in the best way?

/Mats

