LaTeX: `\sphinxbox` for boxing inline text elements

CHANGES

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Deprecated
 Features added
 --------------
 
+* LaTeX: a command ``\sphinxbox`` for styling text elements with a (possibly
+  rounded) box, optional background color and shadow, has been added.
+  See :ref:`sphinxbox`. (refs #11224)
+
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
 

doc/latex.rst

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ benefit from prepared themes. The :ref:`latex-options`, and particularly the
 :ref:`latex_elements <latex_elements_confval>` variable, provides much of the
 interface for customization. For example:
 
-.. code-block:: python
+.. code-block:: latex
 
    # inside conf.py
    latex_engine = 'xelatex'
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Keys that you may want to override include:
 ``'extrapackages'``
    Additional LaTeX packages.  For example:
 
-   .. code-block:: python
+   .. code-block:: latex
 
        latex_elements = {
            'extrapackages': r'\usepackage{isodate}'
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ customizable:
 
 Here is a random example (not especially recommended!):
 
-.. code-block::
+.. code-block:: latex
 
    latex_elements = {
        'sphinxsetup': """%
@@ -1446,6 +1446,65 @@ Macros
 
 - ``\sphinxcite``: A wrapper of standard ``\cite`` for citation references.
 
+
+.. _sphinxbox:
+
+The ``\sphinxbox`` command
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. versionadded:: 6.2.0
+
+It can be used to "box" inline text elements with all the customizability which
+has been described in :ref:`additionalcss`.  It is a LaTeX command with one
+optional argument, which is a comma-separated list of key=value pairs, as for
+:ref:`latexsphinxsetup`.  Here is the complete list of keys:
+
+- ``border-width``,
+- ``border-top-width``, ``border-right-width``, ``border-bottom-width``,
+  ``border-left-width``,
+- ``box-decoration-break``,
+- ``padding``,
+- ``padding-top``, ``padding-right``, ``padding-bottom``, ``padding-left``,
+- ``border-radius``,
+- ``border-top-left-radius``, ``border-top-right-radius``,
+  ``border-bottom-right-radius``, ``border-bottom-left-radius``,
+- ``box-shadow``,
+- ``border-TeXcolor``, ``background-TeXcolor``, ``box-shadow-TeXcolor``.
+
+Refer to :ref:`additionalcss` for important syntax information.  The default
+configuration uses no shadow, a border-width of ``\fboxrule``, a padding of
+``\fboxsep``, rounded corners (with radius ``\fboxsep``) and background and
+border colors as for the default rendering of code-blocks.  One can modify
+these defaults via using ``\sphinxboxsetup[key=value,...]`` or also via
+``\sphinxsetup`` but all key names must then be prefixed with ``box_``.
+
+A utility ``\newsphinxbox`` if provided to create an alternative,
+e.g. ``\foo`` to ``\sphinxbox`` with a different set of defaults, but which
+otherwise behaves the same.  Here is a random example of use:
+
+.. code-block:: latex
+
+   latex_elements = {
+       'preamble': r'''
+   % define a sphinxbox with some defaults:
+   \newsphinxbox[border-width=4pt,%
+                 border-radius=4pt,%
+                 background-TeXcolor=yellow!20]{\foo}
+   % use this \foo to redefine rendering of some text elements:
+   \protected\def\sphinxguilabel#1{\foo{#1}}
+   \protected\def\sphinxmenuselection#1{\foo[background-TeXcolor=green!20,
+                                             border-width=1pt,
+                                             box-shadow=3pt 3pt,
+                                             box-shadow-TeXcolor=gray]{#1}}
+   % and this one will use \sphinxbox directly
+   % one can also add options within square brackets as in usage of \foo above
+   \protected\def\sphinxkeyboard#1{\sphinxbox{\sphinxcode{#1}}}
+   ''',
+   }
+
+In the above example, you can probably use ``\renewcommand`` syntax if you
+prefer (with ``[1]`` in  place of ``#1`` then).
+
 Environments
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty

@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ will be set to white}%
 % Except that \sphinxbox is for boxing inline elements (no linebreak, no
 % pagebreak).
 %
-% (this addition happens in a descendant commit of this one)
-%
 % MEMO: the 6.2.0 refactoring induced a change that the default \fboxrule used
 % by verbatimborder and shadowrule is now not expanded to its value immediately in
 % preamble (no assignment to a \dimen register is done, only storage in a
@@ -361,6 +359,8 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}{div.attention_}{attentionborder}{1pt}
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}   {div.danger_}   {dangerborder}   {1pt}
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}    {div.error_}    {errorborder}    {1pt}
+% this one new at 6.2.0: (we do not create a "legacy name" for it)
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}      {box_}          {box_border-width}\fboxrule
 % Set default box-decoration-break style for codeblocks to slice
 \spx@pre@border@opentrue % new default at 6.0.0: slice, not clone
 
@@ -401,17 +401,11 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}{div.attention_}  {\dimexpr.6\baselineskip-\spx@attention@border\relax}
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}   {div.danger_}     {\dimexpr.6\baselineskip-\spx@danger@border\relax}
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}    {div.error_}      {\dimexpr.6\baselineskip-\spx@error@border\relax}
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}      {box_}            \fboxsep % new at 6.2.0
 % define legacy verbatimsep key as alias of pre_padding key
 \expandafter\let\expandafter\KV@sphinx@verbatimsep\csname KV@sphinx@pre_padding\endcsname
 % define legacy shadowsep key as alias of div.topic_padding key
 \expandafter\let\expandafter\KV@sphinx@shadowsep\csname KV@sphinx@div.topic_padding\endcsname
-% (temporary explanation: this next comment and code line belong to a descendant
-%  commit down the line for \sphinxbox support, left-overs from a rebase)
-% also define a boxsep key as alias of box_padding key, because we defined boxborder
-% boxborder was defined only as collateral of batch definitions so some hesitation
-% we do keep these boxborder and boxsep as they configure the probably two most
-% important parameters; still I feel not definitive about what is best to do
-\expandafter\let\expandafter\KV@sphinx@boxsep\csname KV@sphinx@box_padding\endcsname
 
 % Corner radii keys
 %
@@ -438,6 +432,7 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}{div.attention_}  \z@
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}   {div.danger_}     \z@
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}    {div.error_}      \z@
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}      {box_}            {3pt}% new and tentative default at 6.2.0
 
 % Shadow keys
 %
@@ -455,6 +450,7 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}% new at 6.2.0
 %
 \def\spx@tempa#1{% #1 = macro prefix
   \expandafter\spx@tempb
@@ -495,6 +491,7 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}{div.attention_}
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}   {div.danger_}
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}    {div.error_}
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}      {box_}% new at 6.2.0
 
 % Support for legacy shadowsize
 % This definition was broken at 5.1.0 and fixed at 6.1.2
@@ -531,6 +528,7 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}% new at 6.2.0
 %
 \def\spx@tempa#1{% #1 = macro prefix
   \expandafter\spx@tempb
@@ -567,6 +565,7 @@ will be set to white}%
 \spx@tempa{spx@attention@}{div.attention_}  {sphinxattention}
 \spx@tempa{spx@danger@}   {div.danger_}     {sphinxdanger}
 \spx@tempa{spx@error@}    {div.error_}      {sphinxerror}
+\spx@tempa{spx@box@}      {box_}            {sphinxbox}% new at 6.2.0
     % Keep legacy sphinxsetup interface for warning type notices
     \def\spx@tempa#1#2{% #1 = option prefix, #2 = legacy option prefix
       \expandafter\let\csname KV@sphinx@#2BorderColor\expandafter\endcsname
@@ -597,7 +596,7 @@ will be set to white}%
 % No need for the \hspace{0pt} trick (\hskip\z@skip) with luatex
 \ifdefined\directlua\let\sphinxAtStartPar\@empty\fi
 % user interface: options can be changed midway in a document!
-\newcommand\sphinxsetup[1]{\setkeys{sphinx}{#1}}
+\newcommand\sphinxsetup{\setkeys{sphinx}}
 
 
 %% MISCELLANEOUS CONTEXT
@@ -680,6 +679,45 @@ will be set to white}%
 
 %% FRAMED ENVIRONMENTS
 %
+% \sphinxbox added at 6.2.0, its definition is in sphinxpackageboxes.
+%
+% It would be nice to have a \setkeys which would allow an argument
+% holding an assumed tacit prefix, which here would be "box_", allowing
+% the user to not have to use it and thus abbreviate the key names.
+% But kvoptions does not provide it seems this on top of keyval.
+% So I decided to alias all already defined options.
+% - advantage: \sphinxbox options are shorter for user: no box_ prefix
+% - inconventient: this \sphinxboxsetup can not customize other things
+\@tfor\x:={border-width}%
+          {border-top-width}%
+          {border-right-width}%
+          {border-bottom-width}%
+          {border-left-width}%
+          {box-decoration-break}%
+          {padding}%
+          {padding-top}%
+          {padding-right}%
+          {padding-bottom}%
+          {padding-left}%
+          {border-radius}%
+          {border-top-left-radius}%
+          {border-top-right-radius}%
+          {border-bottom-right-radius}%
+          {border-bottom-left-radius}%
+          {box-shadow}%
+          {border-TeXcolor}%
+          {background-TeXcolor}%
+          {box-shadow-TeXcolor}%
+\do{\expandafter\let\csname KV@sphinxbox@\x\expandafter\endcsname
+                    \csname KV@sphinx@box_\x\endcsname}
+\newcommand\sphinxboxsetup{\setkeys{sphinxbox}}
+% some of these defaults got already set directly
+\sphinxboxsetup{border-width=\fboxrule,
+                padding=\fboxsep,
+                border-radius=\fboxsep,
+                border-TeXcolor=VerbatimBorderColor,
+                background-TeXcolor=VerbatimColor,%
+               }%
 \RequirePackage{sphinxpackageboxes}
 \def\spx@RequirePackage@PictIIe{%
 \IfFileExists{pict2e.sty}

sphinx/texinputs/sphinxpackageboxes.sty

@@ -135,6 +135,30 @@
   \fi
 }
 
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+% \sphinxbox (added at 6.2.0)
+%
+% For an inline box, possibly rounded.
+\newcommand\sphinxbox[1][]{% #1 stands for the options, they are... optional!
+  \begingroup
+    \sphinxboxsetup{#1}% only "box_" options, with no "box_" prefix
+    \spx@boxes@fcolorbox@setup
+        {box}
+        {sphinxboxBorderColor}
+        {sphinxboxBgColor}
+        {sphinxboxShadowColor}%
+    \setbox0\hbox\bgroup\aftergroup\spx@boxes@sphinxbox@a
+    \let\next=%
+}
+\def\spx@boxes@sphinxbox@a{\spx@boxes@fcolorbox{\box\z@}\endgroup}
+
+\newcommand\newsphinxbox[2][]{%
+   \newcommand#2[1][]{\sphinxbox[#1,##1]}%
+}
+\newcommand\renewsphinxbox[2][]{%
+   \renewcommand#2[1][]{\sphinxbox[#1,##1]}%
+}
+
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