Re: [Boost-docs] a couple quickbook bugs (or features?) regarding italics and variablelists

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] a couple quickbook bugs (or features?) regarding italics and variablelists
From: Stjepan Rajko (stipe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-29 23:54:29

On 7/29/07, Joel de Guzman <joel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Stjepan Rajko wrote:
> > If I have a template ProducerConcept and I write:
> >
> > ['[ProducerConcept]]
> >
> > the template gets expanded and written in italics, but if I write:
> >
> > /[ProducerConcept]/
> >
> > I get [ProducerConcept] in italics, i.e. the template does not get
> > expanded.  Is this intended? Seems a bit weird.
>
> This is documented:

Doh!  Yep, right there it is... sorry for the noise.

>
> I know a way to relax these limitations, but it will involve some
> complexity. I am not sure yet if the added complexity is worth it.
>

I don't see it as necessary.  I was just confused, due to having
missed the relevant parts of the docs.

> > Also, if I write:
> >
> > This is a variablelist:
> > [variablelist blah
> >  [[a][b]]
> > ]
> >
> > The variablelist will not get expanded.  I have to insert a space before it:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Bug?  Since both table and variablelist are block-level elements, I'd
> > expect them to behave the same.
>
> Bug. Fixed now.
>

Thank you!

Stjepan