[email protected] (Karl Berry) writes: > Sorry, I can't follow how your suggestion is different than using an > anchor and Texinfo cross-manual reference.
The command is supposed to be a _single_ command per document without any printed output in the Info. Its purpose is so that the Info reader is able to propose a corresponding web link (containing the same content) for the current Info-internal page. It may work through anchor and cross-manual reference, but then this anchor would need to have some boilerplate text convention in order to be clearly recognizable by the Info reader. Having a dedicated macro produce this reference and the boilerplate text would make sure that it's recognized. However, Info manuals are not English-only, so a fully visible standard English boilerplate text might not be the best idea. > This sort of thing is precisely why I already went to the trouble of > creating and maintaining a mapping from texinfo manual names to web > locations. As you probably know. I don't. How should I? > (File htmlxref.cnf on ftp.gnu.org:gnu/texinfo among other places.) I'll enter that information in the respective bug report for implementing the functionality in Emacs' info reader. In the long run, however, I consider it desirable to embed that info in the Info file itself rather than having to consult a centrally managed database that is sure to be incomplete, requires work to keep up to date, and will only cover software of public interest. -- David Kastrup
