> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:28:09 +0200
> From: Alessandro Rubini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> The problem with "info" is that it's not as easy to use as man pages
> are.
Why not? What features are missing that will make it ``as easy as a
man page''?
> A man page is much faster to browse, using less.
Please explain why Less is faster in browsing than Info.
> The same less you use to browse source code and configuration
> files.
Sorry, I don't understand this comment. Why is it important that Less
is used for browsing source code as well?
If you refer to the differences in keybindings between Less and Info,
I suggest to try "info --vi-keys" (with our without --usage).
> Info is great as an hyper-text (much much better than
> html) but not as a linear and searchable reference.
Again, please tell what makes Info docs less suitable as a reference.
Perhaps you should try the index-searching command in Info (press
`i'). I find it invaluable when using an Info manual as a reference.
In most cases, I get to the right place in a matter of seconds, even
if I never read it before and don't even know what exactly am I
looking for.
> > If that is not good enough, please tell why.
>
> Hope you got my point.
Unfortunately, no. Please help me understand.
> That's definitely not a comment against info,
> which I greatly appreciate.
My intent is not to argue whether Info is good or bad. The intent is
to add features people miss so that Info gets better to the point
where it could be the single source of usage information.
> But I still think the best thing to do is
> generating both info material and manual pages from the same source,
> and I'll continue doing that way.
If your opinion is based on features that are missing from Info docs
and/or Info readers, then let us try to add those features.
Explaining what are those missing features would be a useful first
step.
