David Abrahams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Douglas Gregor wrote:
>> On Dec 28, 2004, at 4:36 PM, David Abrahams wrote:
>> 
>>> In our book Aleksey and I routinely boldify the crucial parts of code
>>> examples.  I can always use <emphasis role="strong"> but it might be
>>> better if bold were the default formatting for emphasis in code
>>> examples, particularly since I commonly use <replaceable> text in
>>> examples that is formatted in italics.
>> 
>> We can add a <bold> element to use in place of <emphasis role="bold">, 
>> but I'd rather not change the default behavior of emphasis in all code 
>> listings because it may be used for other purposes that should not be 
>> bold (e.g., comments).
>
> We ought to have something that automatically formats emphasis as italic
> when used within a comment, and as bold elsewhere.  

Is that doable?

> That said, I'd very
> much appreciate having <bold> (or even <b>) because it's shorter.

What about that?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com



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