Tadziu Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2008-02-22 18:07 +0100: > > > 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.
True -- I think in the case of authoring technical documentation at least, most authors would be a lot better off focusing on trying to make their content accurate and precise, and less on formatting niceties. > 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: Thanks very much -- the following works like a charm. One question: Is there a way I could modify it so that the filled box extends all the way across the whole line length? (i.e., from the left margin / page offset to the right margin). Also, when I process a doc with this, it displays as expected but I get a message saying "troff: automatically ending diversion `BX' on exit." Is there some tweak I need to make to eliminate that? --Mike > .\" > .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. -- Michael(tm) Smith http://people.w3.org/mike/ http://sideshowbarker.net/
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