> > I ask because for program listings and other "verbatim" > > output, dblatex and the DocBook XSL stylesheets for FO > > output cause the output to be rendered with a light-gray > > background. That really helps to set the program listing > > off from the rest of text.
> (Personally, I find it looks ugly compared to the plain white > background used by Brian Kernighan, W. Richard Stevens, etc.) Yes, usually it's a "Hey! Look what my word processor can do!" gimmick. But I guess it's also useful for conference posters or the like. Or maybe for "Danger!" or "Important" notices. Here is something to play around with, maybe you'll find it useful: .\" .de BB .br .in +2n .ll -2n .gcolor red .di BX .. .de EB .br .di .in .ll .gcolor .nr BW \\n(dl-\\n(.i .nr BH \\n(dn+.5v .ne \\n(BHu+.5v \M[yellow]\h'1n'\v'-.5v'\D'P \\n(BWu 0 0 \\n(BHu -\\n(BWu 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] .in 0 .sp -.5v .nf .BX .in .sp .5v .fi .. .sp 3c .ll 4c Some text. Some text. Some text. Some text. .in +1n Some text. Some text. Some text. Some text. .BB Text in a box. Text in a box. Text in a box. Text in a box. .EB More text. More text. More text. More text. .in -1n More text. More text. More text. More text.
