best way to use emphasis within code?

[Jacob Rus]

Andrea Censi wrote:

> Just an idea that strucked me.

> If we had a syntax for creating SPANSs, he could write:

> 

> ===

> And now type this: {$ **mail -u _user_**}{in} and then type

> {$ cd .. }{1}

> 

> {1}: style=font-family:fixed

> ===


-1

This is ugly as hell.