Re: [Docutils-users] kbd role

[David G. <go...@py...>]

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Alan Isaac <ala...@gm...> wrote:
> Might consideration be given to adding a `kbd` standard role?

What should :kbd:`text` do?

> I realize I can use a custom role.  But I am encountering the
> need for this so often that I wonder if it other are in the
> same situation, so that there might be support among the
> developers for including this as a standard role.
> (And if not something this specific, perhaps a simple
> `span` role to inherit from?)

What would :span:`text` do?

Simple interpreted text roles are already equivalent to HTML <span>
tags. Why would we add a "span" role?

I'm really just curious here.

> I realize that the multiplication of standard roles is not
> desirable.

True.

You'll need to provide some rationale for development work beyond
simple convenience. Especially when you can just write:

.. role:: kbd

David Goodger
<http://python.net/~goodger>