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Subject: how to represent userinput with a command option?
in numerous places in my new manual, i'm going to want to show examples of Linux commands, some with options. the problem is how to best do this: assuming (for the sake of brevity): pr == prompt ui = userinput o == option op == optional let's say i wanted to, as part of a <screen>, show a sample command $ wc [-w] letter now, the standard way to represent userinput is to display it in bold, to emphasize that it's typed by the user. so, as a first attempt: <pr>$</pr> <ui>wc <op><o>-w</o></op> letter</ui> there is one major problem with how this is rendered, in that, ideally the entire command should be displayed in bold, *except* for the square brackets. (if they're also displayed in bold, too many students will assume that they should type them.) so, how to have those square brackets rendered in non-bold? it's possible by turning off <userinput> just for the sake of those brackets, as in: <pr>$</pr> <ui>wc </ui><op><o><ui>-w</ui></o></op><ui> letter</ui> ouch. is there a semantically more reasonable way to do this? i mean, it seems to work but, yeesh. rday
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