Re: How to ignore content of certain DocBook tags?

Kevin Atkinson <[email protected]> Sat, 3 Sep 2016 22:44:25 -0400 (EDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.aspell.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sun, 4 Sep 2016, David O'Brien wrote:

> Using aspell-0.60.6.1-10.fc22.x86_64
>
> I use the following to spell check my DocBook XML files:
>
> find . -name *.xml -exec aspell -c --mode=sgml '{}' \;
>
> I would like to configure aspell to ignore the contents of <screen> tags
> (and possibly also other block tags in the future). Is this possible?

Yes using the sgml-skip option.

Please see 
http://aspell.net/man-html/Notes-on-Various-Filters-and-Filter-Modes.html

You would want something like:
   find . -name *.xml -exec aspell -c --mode=sgml --add-sgml-skip=screen '{}' \;

Regards,
Kevin