Well, can you please give me a hint how to use it?
C-u M-x info RET
/full/path/to/gnulib.info RET
gnulib.info buffer from fundamental-mode to info-mode.
It might work to say M-x Info-mode RET after visiting gnulib.info, but I
don't know for sure.
I've been working on changing that for 12 years.
Like I said, I didn't expect you to agree, and wasn't expecting you to
change your decision. But despite all your efforts, it is a fact that
7-bit ASCII remains the only thing that is 100% portable.
interoperability with other programs.
By your own admission, it decreases readability across programs, not
increases it. Anyway ...
k
