From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailout-webserver.scc.kit.edu (mailout-webmail.scc.kit.edu [129.13.185.232]) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id s7DHonXv016472 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:50:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hekate.usta.de (asta-nat.asta.uni-karlsruhe.de [172.22.63.82]) by scc-mailout-02.scc.kit.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.72 #1) id 1XHchC-0002Ng-T8; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:50:46 +0200 Received: from donnerwolke.usta.de ([172.24.96.3]) by hekate.usta.de with esmtp (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1XHchC-0003dt-RR; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:50:46 +0200 Received: from iris.usta.de ([172.24.96.5] helo=usta.de) by donnerwolke.usta.de with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1XHchC-00025J-MX; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:50:46 +0200 Received: from schwarze by usta.de with local (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1XHcgR-0005kk-Se; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:49:59 +0200 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:49:59 +0200 From: Ingo Schwarze To: "Anthony J. Bentley" Cc: tech@mdocml.bsd.lv Subject: Re: Is there any reason not to use for items emphasized with .Em? Message-ID: <20140813174959.GF26534@iris.usta.de> References: <01237D5A-9F46-4047-83BF-A98CAB0C16E1@alum.mit.edu> <20140813011505.GA24152@iris.usta.de> <3063.1407895598@cathet.us> <20140813145148.GA26534@iris.usta.de> <16640.1407943075@cathet.us> X-Mailinglist: mdocml-tech Reply-To: tech@mdocml.bsd.lv MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16640.1407943075@cathet.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Hi Anthony, Anthony J. Bentley wrote on Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 09:17:55AM -0600: > Ingo Schwarze writes: >> So i think we should go for the following mappings: >> ... >> - .Li Ql .Dl .Bd -literal -> > This may be the best choice. Some alternatives to consider (if not for > these then maybe for some of the more semantic macros): > > : "The var element represents a variable." That's too specific for the macros mentioned above, but i added this note to the TODO file: - consider whether can be used for Ar Dv Er Ev Fa Va. from bentley@ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:17:55 -0600 > : "The samp element represents sample or quoted output from another > program or computing system." > > : "The kbd element represents user input (typically keyboard input, > although it may also be used to represent other input, such as voice > commands." There are no macros specific enough for that, the general recommendation is to use literal mode for such content. Yours, Ingo -- To unsubscribe send an email to tech+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv