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Re: Bug#977651: ITP: sphinx-prompt -- Sphinx directive to add unselectable prompt



Hi Bastian,

On 18.12.20 10:16, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 09:56:23AM +0100, Christian Kastner wrote:
>>   Description     : Sphinx directive to add unselectable prompt
> 
> I'm trying to decipher what this (short) description is trying to tell
> me.  "Sphinx directive", okay.  "prompt" still okay, however "command
> line prompt" would be more descriptive.
> 
> But "unselectable"?  I can't interpret that word and according to
> Merriam-Webster, it does not exist in the english language.[1]

I'm in agreement with you here. It's the description, verbatim, from
setup.py, and since there is very little other documentation for this
project, I just went with that.

> I really think you should find something that does not throw of users
> directly.

I'll ping upstream for a clarification.


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