Re: how to edit multi-part files?

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Dave Pawson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 4 November 2010 18:57, Sam Steingold <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have a large document which is split into several parts which are
> > included into the master file using system entities.
> > editing the sub-files using nxml mode is a nightmare: all the entities
> > defined in a separate file and included in the master file are not
> > recognized and the constant unsuccessful revalidation makes editing very
> > slow.
> > So, how do I tell nxml that the XML file I am editing is actually
> > included in the master file and thus should be validated as its part?
> > Thanks!
>
> Your schema needs a start element matching the root element of the part.

this helps avoid the "vacuous schema" problem, but emacs still treats
the file as a stand alone document which is wrong.

let me be more specific.
here are 3 files which validate with xmllint and are converted with
xsltproc perfectly:
=== master.xml ===
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC ... [
  <!ENTITY % entities-file SYSTEM "ent.xml">
  %entities-file;
  <!ENTITY body-file SYSTEM "body.xml">
]>
<book id="top"><title>Title</title>
<para>&foo;</para>
&body-file;
</book>
=== /master.xml ===

=== ent.xml ===
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!ENTITY foo "bar">
=== /ent.xml ===

=== body.xml ===
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<part id="...">...
&foo;
</part>
=== /body.xml ===

problems with emacs:
1. "!ENTITY" in ent.xml is red and the file is "invalid"
2. &foo; in body.xml is red and the file is "invalid"

note that &foo; in master.xml is greenish (i.e. OK) and the file would
have been valid if it did not contain the <xi:include> elements (which
is, BTW, another bug).

--
Sam Steingold <http://sds.podval.org>


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