Re: kbd and similar command within code

[Patrice Dumas]

On Thu, Aug 02, 2012 at 10:27:26PM +0000, Karl Berry wrote:
> 
>     but it is very strange as in @kbd (which should be the common case),
>     there is nothing that distinguish the @key.
> 
> 1) By default, in TeX, @kbd uses slanted typewriter, thus
> distinguishable from regular (upright) typewriter.

Indeed, but @key is not distinguished in @kbd.


What I propose to do is to use <kbd> or <code> for @kbd based on
kbdinputstyle, as is currently.  Then, for @key, if already in a
monospace environment do nothing (or maybe <span class="key">, if 
in normal text use <tt class="key">.

Browser render <kbd> the same as <code> for me, but it would be easy to
have a css style that says that kbd should be slanted
(font-style:oblique).  Should be do that?

-- 
Pat