Re: span.roman -> font-family:initial or :inherit?

[Gavin Smith]

On 4 January 2016 at 16:27, Karl Berry <address@hidden> wrote:
> @r translates to
> span.roman {font-family:serif; font-weight:normal}
>
> as in @r{hello} becoming
>   <span class="roman">hello</span>
>
> It seems like would be better as font-family:inherit.
> In the typical use of
>
> @example
> some code; @r{some comment}
> @end example
>
> The @r really means "go back to the main font", rather than specifically
> "use a seriffed font".  It happens that the main font in TeX is
> seriffed, which is why Chassell made the command name be @r, but that's
> not so in HTML.
>
> On the other hand, the font-family:serif in the above doesn't actually
> switch to the serif font in my browser (seamonkey), so maybe it's all
> pointless to worry about.

It does for me in Chrome. Don't know if a sans serif typeface counts
as a Roman but it seems right to go back to the main font (either
(r)eturning to main font or for making a (r)emark in code, if you like
distracting aide-memoires).

I don't see any reason not to change it as you suggest.

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