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Editing

The only freely available editor is Emacs (GNU or X) in conjunction with psgml mode. From the mode help:

SGML mode:
Major mode for editing SGML.
Makes > display the matching <.  Makes / display matching /.
Use C-c C-v to validate your document with an SGML parser.

You can find information with:
C-c C-c  Show the nesting of elements at cursor position.
C-c C-t  Show the tags valid at cursor position.

Insert tags with completion of contextually valid tags with C-c <.
End the current element with C-c /.  Insert an element (i.e.
both start and end tag) with C-c C-e.  Or tag a region with 
C-c C-r. 

To tag a region with the mouse, use transient mark mode or secondary selection.

Structure editing:
M-C-b  Moves backwards over the previous element.
M-C-f  Moves forward over the nex element.
M-C-d  Move forward and down one level in the element structure.
M-C-u  Move backward out of this element level.
M-C-a  Move to after the start tag of the current element.
M-C-e  Move to before the end tag of the current element.
M-C-k  Kill the element following the cursor.

Finding interesting positions
C-c C-d  Move forward to next point where data is allowed.
C-c C-o  Move forward to next point where something is 
        amiss with the structure.

Folding and unfolding
C-c C-f C-e  Fold the lines comprising the current element, leaving 
        the first line visible.
C-c C-f C-s  Fold the elements in the content of the current element.
        Leaving the first line of every element visible.
C-c C-s  Show hidden lines in current line.


Tomaz Erjavec
1/9/2000