2008/7/2 David O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Cameron Kerr wrote: > >> <command> is expected to be formatted inline; shouldn't you use a >> pre-formatted environment such as a <programlisting> or a <screen>? Here is >> what I have used, which is rendered to HTML and PDF (via a custom stylesheet >> to TeXML and XeTeX) >> >> <programlisting>Feb 10 18:32:22 <replaceable>hostname</replaceable> >> sshd[<replaceable>pid</replaceable>]: Accepted publickey for >> <replaceable>username</replaceable> from <keycap>↩</keycap> >> <replaceable>source-ip</replaceable> port >> <replaceable>source-port</replaceable> ssh2</programlisting> >> >> In case you can't see it, the thing inside the <keycap> is a LEFTWARDS >> ARROW WITH HOOK, or U+21A9. I've misappropriated <keycap> here because the >> font I use for <keycap> has all the symbols I need (XeTeX doesn't have a >> fall-back font selection mechanism... grrr) >> >> On 1/07/2008, at 2:27 PM, David O'Brien wrote: >> >>> Does anyone know if this is possible, and how to do it? >>> I'm writing computer software doc and some of the commands are quite long >>> (> length of 1 line) and I'd like to use a backslash and continue the >>> command on the next line. >>> >>> Failing that, can anyone recommend an alternative approach? This would >>> also be useful when I want to list several consecutive commands, but don't >>> want to break them up with <para> tags. >>> >>> cheers >>> >> >> --Cameron Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Teaching Fellow, Computer Science, University of Otago >> NOTE: I only check my e-mail at 11am each day, to improve time management. >> >> >> I guess this falls under the "alternative approach" heading, which I'm > quite happy to go with. It's only over relatively recent times that we've > moved into docbook and what could be called complete markup (vs. just > tagging the major components), so we're bound to run into a few of these > questions along the way. > > Thanks for your help. > > > -- > > David O'Brien > IPA Content Author > Red Hat Asia Pacific > > "We couldn't care less about comfort. We make you feel good." > Federico Minoli CEO Ducati Motor S.p.A. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'm new to docbook, but would <cmdsynopsis> be of use?
There is a parameter called cmdlength which "Indicates the displayed length of the command; this information may be used to intelligently indent command synopses which extend beyond one line" -- ----- Richard Quadling Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!"
