Markdown for output

Question

Following up on this comment I am proposing and requesting a dedicated markdown style for output. To me the requirements are simple:

• Monospaced font
• A background color in manner of but distinct from the code and quote styles

The sooner this is implemented the sooner it can take the place of less elegant alternatives. If necessary the style details can be adjusted in time.

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Related:

• What kind of Input and Output Code Styles are acceptable in SE?

Probable duplicate:

• Output: separate markup? (Sorry for not catching this one earlier.)

Answer 1

A distinctive color scheme is definitely necessary (especially with the recent tendency towards low-contrast...).

At least on the main site the approach of putting code output inside quotes is more distinctive than here on meta:

• Here's a quote

  containing some code
  

Can anyone actually see that change in gray level??

Answer 2

This is my attempt to look further into the point made by blockwave. Let's look at how the following raw text will be formatted.

Text

The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog.  

>The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog.  

Inline code

`Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]`

>`Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]`

Block code

    Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]
    Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]

>     Plot[Sin[x],{x, 0, π}]
    Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]

The result of formatting is:

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Text

The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog.

The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Inline code

Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]

Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]

Block code

Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]
Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]

Plot[Sin[x],{x, 0, π}]
Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}]

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I would say that the background gray used for the quotation environment is exactly the same gray as used for both the inline and block code environments. Further, the utility I use to read the RGB values of pixels on my screen agrees with my assessment.