> Matus UHLAR - fantomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On 14.03.07 08:35, Mike McClain wrote: > > > In man pages written by the FSF I see this advisory: > > > > > > SEE ALSO > > > The full documentation for sync is maintained as a Texinfo manual. > > > If > > > the info and sync programs are properly installed at your site, > > > the > > > command > > > info coreutils sync > > > > ( > > > > Which sucks, because it's likely to be section/node "sync invocation" in > > coreutils info doc. However I don't like "info" viewer and even if pinfo is > > nice alternative, it does not support its syntax in format of > > "pinfo document start_of_section_string", you must use > > "pinfo coreutils --node "sync invocation" instead. > > > > So, documents which refer to "info" completely ignores the fact that users > > may use alternative to info, which does not support its command line syntax. > > I haven't asked FSF about this yet, not filled a bugreport to all of their > > packages... > > )
On 15.03.07 09:19, Carl Johnson wrote: > You should look at the dhelp and dwww packages and see if you like > either of them (I prefer dwww). They both provide browser access to > the man pages, info files, and the /usr/share/doc/* documentation. I know them and I don't like them. I'm just telling that "info" program and references to it from FSF info pages suck. Actually, I prefer good old man, although html is more useable in some cases. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Enter any 12-digit prime number to continue. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
