diff --git a/doc/rdoc/markup_reference.rb b/doc/rdoc/markup_reference.rb index c59f12cfe3..b3d1d97f4f 100644 --- a/doc/rdoc/markup_reference.rb +++ b/doc/rdoc/markup_reference.rb @@ -51,23 +51,37 @@ require 'rdoc' # # === Blocks # -# It's convenient to think of markup input as a sequence of _blocks_, -# such as: +# It's convenient to think of \RDoc markup input as a sequence of _blocks_ +# of various types (details at the links): # -# - {Paragraphs}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Paragraphs]. -# - {Verbatim text blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Verbatim+Text+Blocks]. -# - {Code blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Code+Blocks]. -# - {Block quotes}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Block+Quotes]. -# - {Bullet lists}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Bullet+Lists]. -# - {Numbered lists}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Numbered+Lists]. -# - {Lettered lists}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Lettered+Lists]. -# - {Labeled lists}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Labeled+Lists]. -# - {Headings}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Headings]. -# - {Horizontal rules}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Horizontal+Rules]. -# - {Directives}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Directives]. +# - {Paragraph}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Paragraphs]: +# an ordinary paragraph. +# - {Verbatim text block}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Verbatim+Text+Blocks]: +# a block of text to be rendered literally. +# - {Code block}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Code+Blocks]: +# a verbatim text block containing Ruby code, +# to be rendered with code highlighting. +# - {Block quote}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Block+Quotes]: +# a longish quoted passage, to be rendered with indentation +# instead of quote marks. +# - {List}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Lists]: items for +# a bullet list, numbered list, lettered list, or labeled list. +# - {Heading}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Headings]: +# a section heading. +# - {Horizontal rule}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Horizontal+Rules]: +# a line across the rendered page. +# - {Directive}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Directives]: +# various special directions for the rendering. +# - {Text Markup}[rdoc-ref:RDoc:MarkupReference@Text+Markup]: +# text to be rendered in italic, bold, or monofont. # -# All of these except paragraph blocks are distinguished by indentation, -# or by unusual initial or embedded characters. +# About the blocks: +# +# - Except for a paragraph, a block is distinguished by its indentation, +# or by unusual initial or embedded characters. +# - Any block may appear independently +# (that is, not nested in another block); +# some blocks may be nested, as detailed below. # # ==== Paragraphs # @@ -98,12 +112,13 @@ require 'rdoc' # # A paragraph may contain nested blocks, including: # -# - Verbatim text blocks. -# - Code blocks. -# - Block quotes. -# - Lists of any type. -# - Headings. -# - Horizontal rules. +# - {Verbatim text blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Verbatim+Text+Blocks]. +# - {Code blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Code+Blocks]. +# - {Block quotes}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Block+Quotes]. +# - {Lists}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Lists]. +# - {Headings}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Headings]. +# - {Horizontal rules}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Horizontal+Rules]. +# - {Text Markup}[rdoc-ref:RDoc:MarkupReference@Text+Markup]. # # ==== Verbatim Text Blocks # @@ -140,6 +155,9 @@ require 'rdoc' # # This is not verbatim text. # +# A verbatim text block may not contain nested blocks of any kind +# -- it's verbatim. +# # ==== Code Blocks # # A special case of verbatim text is the code block, @@ -173,6 +191,9 @@ require 'rdoc' # Pro tip: If your indented Ruby code does not get highlighted, # it may contain a syntax error. # +# A code block may not contain nested blocks of any kind +# -- it's verbatim. +# # ==== Block Quotes # # You can use the characters >>> (unindented), @@ -181,6 +202,7 @@ require 'rdoc' # # Example input: # +# Here's a block quote: # >>> # Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer # commodo quam iaculis massa posuere, dictum fringilla justo pulvinar. @@ -194,27 +216,30 @@ require 'rdoc' # Rendered HTML: # # >>> -# Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer -# commodo quam iaculis massa posuere, dictum fringilla justo pulvinar. -# Quisque turpis erat, pharetra eu dui at, sollicitudin accumsan nulla. +# Here's a block quote: +# >>> +# Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer +# commodo quam iaculis massa posuere, dictum fringilla justo pulvinar. +# Quisque turpis erat, pharetra eu dui at, sollicitudin accumsan nulla. # -# Aenean congue ligula eu ligula molestie, eu pellentesque purus -# faucibus. In id leo non ligula condimentum lobortis. Duis vestibulum, -# diam in pellentesque aliquet, mi tellus placerat sapien, id euismod -# purus magna ut tortor. +# Aenean congue ligula eu ligula molestie, eu pellentesque purus +# faucibus. In id leo non ligula condimentum lobortis. Duis vestibulum, +# diam in pellentesque aliquet, mi tellus placerat sapien, id euismod +# purus magna ut tortor. +# +# Note that, unlike verbatim text, single newlines are not honored, +# but that a double newline begins a new paragraph in the block quote. # # A block quote may contain nested blocks, including: # # - Other block quotes. -# - Paragraphs. -# - Verbatim text blocks. -# - Code blocks. -# - Lists of any type. -# - Headings. -# - Horizontal rules. -# -# Note that, unlike verbatim text, single newlines are not honored, -# but that a double newline begins a new paragraph in the block quote. +# - {Paragraphs}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Paragraphs]. +# - {Verbatim text blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Verbatim+Text+Blocks]. +# - {Code blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Code+Blocks]. +# - {Lists}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Lists]. +# - {Headings}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Headings]. +# - {Horizontal rules}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Horizontal+Rules]. +# - {Text Markup}[rdoc-ref:RDoc:MarkupReference@Text+Markup]. # # ==== Lists # @@ -240,12 +265,13 @@ require 'rdoc' # A list item may contain nested blocks, including: # # - Other lists of any type. -# - Paragraphs. -# - Verbatim text blocks. -# - Code blocks. -# - Block quotes. -# - Headings. -# - Horizontal rules. +# - {Paragraphs}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Paragraphs]. +# - {Verbatim text blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Verbatim+Text+Blocks]. +# - {Code blocks}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Code+Blocks]. +# - {Block quotes}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Block+Quotes]. +# - {Headings}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Headings]. +# - {Horizontal rules}[rdoc-ref:RDoc::MarkupReference@Horizontal+Rules]. +# - {Text Markup}[rdoc-ref:RDoc:MarkupReference@Text+Markup]. # # ===== Bullet Lists # @@ -370,30 +396,29 @@ require 'rdoc' # # ============Still a Heading (Level 6) # # \== Not a Heading # +# A heading may contain only one type of nested block: +# +# - {Text Markup}[rdoc-ref:RDoc:MarkupReference@Text+Markup]. +# # ==== Horizontal Rules # -# A horizontal rule begins with three or more hyphens. +# A horizontal rule consists of a line with three or more hyphens +# and nothing more. # # Example input: # -# # ------ -# # Stuff between. -# # -# # \--- Not a horizontal rule. -# # -# # -- Also not a horizontal rule. -# # -# # --- +# --- +# --- Not a horizontal rule. +# +# -- Also not a horizontal rule. +# --- # # Rendered HTML: # >>> -# ------ -# Stuff between. -# -# \--- Not a horizontal rule. +# --- +# --- Not a horizontal rule. # # -- Also not a horizontal rule. -# # --- # # ==== Directives @@ -584,83 +609,197 @@ require 'rdoc' # # For C code, the directive may appear in a stand-alone comment # -# === Text Markup +# ==== Text Markup # -# Text in a paragraph, list item (any type), or heading -# may have markup formatting. +# Text markup is metatext that marks text as: # -# ==== Italic +# - Italic. +# - Bold. +# - Monofont. # -# A single word may be italicized by prefixed and suffixed underscores. +# Text markup may contain only one type of nested block: # -# Examples: +# - More text markup: +# italic, bold, monofont. # -# # _Word_ in paragraph. -# # - _Word_ in bullet list item. -# # 1. _Word_ in numbered list item. -# # a. _Word_ in lettered list item. -# # [_word_] _Word_ in labeled list item. -# # ====== _Word_ in heading +# ===== Italic # -# Any text may be italicized via HTML tag +i+ or +em+. +# Text may be marked as italic via HTML tag or . # -# Examples: +# Example input: # -# # Two words in paragraph. -# # - Two words in bullet list item. -# # 1. Two words in numbered list item. -# # a. Two words in lettered list item. -# # [Two words] Two words in labeled list item. -# # ====== Two words in heading +# Two words in a paragraph. # -# ==== Bold +# >>> +# Two words in a block quote. # -# A single word may be made bold by prefixed and suffixed asterisks. +# - Two words in a bullet list item. # -# Examples: +# ====== Two words in a Heading # -# # *Word* in paragraph. -# # - *Word* in bullet list item. -# # 1. *Word* in numbered list item. -# # a. *Word* in lettered list item. -# # [*word*] *Word* in labeled list item. -# # ====== *Word* in heading +# Italicized passage containing *bold* and +monofont+. # -# Any text may be made bold via HTML tag +b+. +# Rendered HTML: +# >>> +# Two words in a paragraph. # -# Examples: +# >>> +# Two words in a block quote. # -# # Two words in paragraph. -# # - Two words in bullet list item. -# # 1. Two words in numbered list item. -# # a. Two words in lettered list item. -# # [Two words] Two words in labeled list item. -# # ====== Two words in heading +# - Two words in a bullet list item. # -# ==== Monofont +# ====== Two words in a Heading # -# A single word may be made monofont -- sometimes called "typewriter font" -- -# by prefixed and suffixed plus-signs. +# Italicized passage containing *bold* and +monofont+. # -# Examples: +# A single word may be italicized via a shorthand: +# prefixed and suffixed underscores. # -# # +Word+ in paragraph. -# # - +Word+ in bullet list item. -# # 1. +Word+ in numbered list item. -# # a. +Word+ in lettered list item. -# # [+word+] +Word+ in labeled list item. -# # ====== +Word+ in heading +# Example input: # -# Any text may be made monofont via HTML tag +tt+ or +code+. +# _Word_ in a paragraph. # -# Examples: +# >>> +# _Word_ in a block quote. # -# # Two words in paragraph. -# # - Two words in bullet list item. -# # 1. Two words in numbered list item. -# # a. Two words in lettered list item. -# # [Two words] Two words in labeled list item. -# # ====== Two words in heading +# - _Word_ in a bullet list item. +# +# [_word_] _Word_ in a labeled list item. +# +# ====== _Word_ in a Heading +# +# Rendered HTML: +# >>> +# _Word_ in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# _Word_ in a block quote. +# +# - _Word_ in a bullet list item. +# +# [_word_] _Word_ in a labeled list item. +# +# ====== _Word_ in a Heading +# +# ===== Bold +# +# Text may be marked as bold via HTML tag . +# +# Example input: +# +# Two words in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# Two words in a block quote. +# +# - Two words in a bullet list item. +# +# ====== Two words in a Heading +# +# Bold passage containing _italics_ and +monofont+. +# +# Rendered HTML: +# +# >>> +# Two words in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# Two words in a block quote. +# +# - Two words in a bullet list item. +# +# ====== Two words in a Heading +# +# Bold passage containing _italics_ and +monofont+. +# +# A single word may be made bold via a shorthand: +# prefixed and suffixed asterisks. +# +# Example input: +# +# *Word* in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# *Word* in a block quote. +# +# - *Word* in a bullet list item. +# +# [*word*] *Word* in a labeled list item. +# +# ===== *Word* in a Heading +# +# Rendered HTML: +# +# >>> +# *Word* in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# *Word* in a block quote. +# +# - *Word* in a bullet list item. +# +# [*word*] *Word* in a labeled list item. +# +# ===== *Word* in a Heading +# +# ===== Monofont +# +# Text may be marked as monofont +# -- sometimes called 'typewriter font' -- +# via HTML tag or . +# +# Example input: +# +# Two words in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# Two words in a block quote. +# +# - Two words in a bullet list item. +# +# ====== Two words in heading +# +# Monofont passage containing _italics_ and *bold*. +# +# Rendered HTML: +# +# >>> +# Two words in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# Two words in a block quote. +# +# - Two words in a bullet list item. +# +# ====== Two words in heading +# +# Monofont passage containing _italics_ and *bold*. +# +# A single word may be made monofont by a shorthand: +# prefixed and suffixed plus-signs. +# +# Example input: +# +# +Word+ in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# +Word+ in a block quote. +# +# - +Word+ in a bullet list item. +# +# ====== +Word+ in a Heading +# +# Rendered HTML: +# +# >>> +# +Word+ in a paragraph. +# +# >>> +# +Word+ in a block quote. +# +# - +Word+ in a bullet list item. +# +# ====== +Word+ in a Heading # # ==== Escaping Text Markup #