Document theano.shard( broadcastable) parameter.

doc/library/compile/shared.txt

@@ -47,21 +47,11 @@
 
         :type: class:`Container`
 
-.. function:: shared(value, name=None, strict=False, **kwargs)
+.. autofunction:: theano.compile.sharedvalue.shared
 
-    Return a :class:`SharedVariable` Variable, initialized with a copy or reference of `value`.
-
-    This function iterates over constructor functions (see `shared_constructor`) to find a
-    suitable SharedVariable subclass.  The suitable one is the first constructor
-    that doesn't raise an exception.
-
-    This function is meant as a convenient default.  If you want to use a
-    specific shared variable constructor, consider calling it directly.
-
-    .. note::
+.. function:: shared_constructor(ctor)
 
-        By passing `kwargs`, you effectively limit the set of potential constructors to those that
-        can accept those kwargs.
+    Append `ctor` to the list of shared constructors (see :func:`shared`).
 
     Each registered constructor ``ctor`` will be called like this:
 
@@ -69,12 +59,4 @@
 
         ctor(value, name=name, strict=strict, **kwargs)
 
-    .. attribute:: constructors
-
-        A list of shared variable constructors that will be tried in reverse
-        order.
-
-.. function:: shared_constructor(ctor)
-
-    Append `ctor` to the list of shared constructors (see :func:`shared`).
-
+    If it do not support given value, it must raise a TypeError.

theano/compile/sharedvalue.py

@@ -169,15 +169,32 @@ def shared(value, name=None, strict=False, allow_downcast=None, **kwargs):
     """Return a SharedVariable Variable, initialized with a copy or
     reference of `value`.
 
-    This function iterates over constructor functions (see
-    `shared_constructor`) to find a suitable SharedVariable subclass.
+    This function iterates over
+    :ref:`constructor functions <shared_constructor>`
+    to find a suitable SharedVariable subclass.
+    The suitable one is the first constructor that accept the given value.
+
+    This function is meant as a convenient default.  If you want to use a
+    specific shared variable constructor, consider calling it directly.
+
+    ``theano.shared`` is a shortcut to this function.
 
     :note: By passing kwargs, you effectively limit the set of
         potential constructors to those that can accept those kwargs.
 
-    :note: Some shared variable have 'borrow' as extra kwargs.
+    :note: Some shared variable have ``borrow`` as extra kwargs.
            `See <http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/tutorial/aliasing.html#borrowing-when-creating-shared-variables>`_ for detail.
 
+    :note: Some shared variable have ``broadcastable`` as extra kwargs.
+        As shared variable shapes can changes, all dimensions default
+        to not being broadcastable. This parameter allow you to create
+        for example a `row` or `column` 2d tensor.
+
+    .. attribute:: constructors
+
+        A list of shared variable constructors that will be tried in reverse
+        order.
+
     """
 
     try: