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@quotation
: Block QuotationsThe text of a quotation is processed like normal text (regular font, text is filled) except that:
@author
command may be given to specify the author of the
quotation.
This is an example of text written between a
@quotation
command and an@end quotation
command. A@quotation
command is most often used to indicate text that is excerpted from another (real or hypothetical) printed work.
Write a @quotation
command as text on a line by itself. This
line will disappear from the output. Mark the end of the quotation
with a line beginning with and containing only @end quotation
.
The @end quotation
line will likewise disappear from the
output.
@quotation
takes one optional argument, given on the remainder
of the line. This text, if present, is included at the beginning of
the quotation in bold or otherwise emphasized, and followed with a
‘:’. For example:
@quotation Note This is a foo. @end quotation
produces
Note: This is a foo.
If the @quotation
argument is one of these English words
(case-insensitive):
Caution Important Note Tip Warning
then the DocBook output uses corresponding special tags
(<note>
, etc.) instead of the default <blockquote>
.
HTML output always uses <blockquote>
.
If the author of the quotation is specified in the @quotation
block with the @author
command, a line with the author name is
displayed after the quotation:
@quotation People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking. @author Richard Stallman @end quotation
produces
People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking.
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