conventions for .texi files



--- "Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <vvzhy@mail.ru> wrote:

> Additional style proposal:
> 
> - in the case @defun foo(bar) use @var{bar} for bar in text. 
> This is in accordance with the texinfo conventions and renders
> bar in italics just like it is rendered by @defun.
> The only a bit strange thing is that in info bar will
> be emphasized by uppercasing - BAR.  But to me it is OK.
> Making @code{} and @var{} differ is more important IMHO.

Hmm, I don't agree with this. The problem is that the
seeing the name BAR in uppercase leads the user to think
BAR is what e should type in, and that won't work anymore
(now that Maxima is case sensitive).

Is there some way to get texinfo to render @var{bar} in
some different way?

Regards,
Robert Dodier


		
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