Maybe there would be slightly less friction if the discussion would start with a patch :) On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 09:49 Anders Lindgren <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 1:39 PM, Gavin Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 07:51:27AM +0200, Anders Lindgren wrote: >> > Hi! >> > >> > When I read Info manuals in Emacs, I often read them sequentially by >> > pressing space (bound to `Info-scroll-up'). However, in the web version >> > (the one with one node per page), there is no corresponding link, which >> > makes it really hard to read the manual sequentially. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Anders Lindgren >> >> I agree; isn't Info mode great? >> >> Projects often upload a web version with the entire manual in one page >> which you may find easier to read. >> > > Hi Gavin! > > I'm aware of the two kind of web pages (one per node and one monolithic > page) generated by Info. However, without a "read next page in sequential > order" link, the "one per node" version is not as useful as it would be. > Besides, if I happen to read a web page on a "one per node" version of a > manual, there is no easy way for me to go to the "monolithic" version of > the documentation. > > What I'm most concerned about is that people that want to read a subject > find a page, read it, click "Next" which displays the next chapter, and > draws the incorrect conclusion that there is no more documentation on the > subject. This affects many, many open source projects. > > One problem is what this link should be called, as "Next" is already taken > by the link that go to the next node on the same level. Maybe "Down"? > > Sincerely, > Anders Lindgren (Emacs developer and Info user for 25+ years) > >
