# File lib/maruku/defaults.rb, line 57
        def get_setting(sym)
                if self.attributes.has_key?(sym) then
                        return self.attributes[sym]
                elsif self.doc && self.doc.attributes.has_key?(sym) then
                        return self.doc.attributes[sym]
                elsif MaRuKu::Globals.has_key?(sym)
                        return MaRuKu::Globals[sym]
                else
                        $stderr.puts "Bug: no default for #{sym.inspect}"
                        nil
                end
        end