Re: Citing text tutorials and practices? Supercite?

[Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com>]

Johnny <yggdrasil@gmx.co.uk> writes:

> I notice several users on this list have a nice citation style to refer
> to e.g. (info) locations or code snippets, such as the example below
> (copied from a post to examplify what I would like to do).
>
> ,----[ C-h v gnus-thread-sort-functions RET ]
> | gnus-thread-sort-functions is a variable defined in `gnus-sum.el'.
> | Its value is (gnus-thread-sort-by-number
> |  (not gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date)
> |  gnus-thread-sort-by-total-score)
> `----
>
> How does one achieve this?
>
> I realise Supercite may be part of the solution and have been reading
> the info pages, but do not see how the above would be
> done. Additionally, using Supercite changes the default Gnus style when
> replying to messages (e.g. 'R'), which I find quite nice and want to
> keep; I guess I could customise Supercite to mimic this, but can't see
> what is to gain by that?
>
> Is Supercite commonly used for this and is there a good "style guide" for
> citations around? Examples appreciated! :)
>
> Thanks for any pointers!

I would only suggest not using supercite for quoting and indenting
replies with name attribution. Adam has already linked to boxquote for
quoting "inserts" if you like. But supercite putting in the initial in
the left column makes the page SO noisy as to be almost painful. Gnus
colour codes the level quite nicely and makes it easy to determine to
whom which block belongs.  Regarding supercite being commonly used :
certainly not to do the name attributions. I can think of only one
poster here who uses it but may well be wrong ;)