Re: [help-texinfo] Defining new environments?

[Gavin Smith]

On 19 January 2016 at 23:50, Karl Berry <address@hidden> wrote:
>     @indentedblock
>     @verbatim
>     …
>     @end verbatim
>     @end indentedblock
>
> How about either using @example (already indented), or indenting your
> verbatim text if you want indented?  That is the intention behind those
> environments.

I agree it's better to use commands for their intended purposes.

> There's no way to define new environments specifically, but perhaps
> @macro could do an equivalent job.  Not that I ever recommend using
> @macro.

@macro VerbatimBlock
@indentedblock
@verbatim
@end macro

and

@macro EndVerbatimBlock
@end verbatim
@end indentedblock
@end macro

and

@VerbatimBlock
...
@EndVerbatimBlock


may work. This used not to work at all with the implementation in TeX,
but may work now.