Re: @verb issues

[Werner LEMBERG]

> The commands were clearly based on the corresponding LaTeX commands,
> which we should take as authoritative.

OK.

> LaTeX \verb doesn't break on a space, so Texinfo @verb shouldn't
> either.  I am going to revert the changes to texinfo.tex and look at
> using   in the HTML output.  (Sorry.)

No problem.  My main concern is consistency – and whatever you do,
please document it.

> If it is going to be useful to have a command for code samples that
> is breakable across lines, which does not need the special
> characters @, { and } to be escaped, then we should consider adding
> another command for this purpose, rather than changing @verb.

Yes.  On the other hand, since it wasn't requested until yet I guess
that the need of such a command is not urgent, if at all.


     Werner