Within blocks of text and headings, you can use special
inline
sequences to control text formatting. All sequences are nested
within a set of double parentheses.
|
Sequence
|
Example
|
Intended Use
|
| ((*emphasis*)) |
emphasis
|
Emphasis (normally italic) |
| (({code stuff})) |
code stuff
|
Code |
| ((|variable|)) |
variable
|
Variable name |
| ((%type me%)) |
type me
|
Keyboard input |
| ((:index term:)) |
index term |
Something to be indexed |
| ((<reference>)) |
reference
|
Hyperlink reference |
| ((-footnote-)) |
text.4
|
Footnote text. A reference is placed
inline, and the text of the footnote appears at the bottom of the
page. |
| (('verb')) |
verb |
Verbatim text |
 |
