To make an emacs mode forget about the indentation rules and insert tabs whenever you press the TAB key, add this to your .emacs file:
(define-key html-mode-map (kbd “TAB”) ’self-insert-command); # only in html-mode
If you don’t really want tabs, but spaces to be inserted whenever you press the TAB key, add this to your .emacs file:
(define-key html-mode-map (kbd “TAB”) ‘tab-to-tab-stop); # only in html-mode
Make sure to call the above function in a mode hook.
You might also want to edit the size of each tab, so use:
M-x edit-tab-stops
For more info:
http://www.student.northpark.edu/pemente/emacs_tabs.htm
