>>>>> "Robert" == Robert J Chassell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Robert,
Robert> `makeinfo' was designed so that if you arrange your document
Robert> in a standard, book-like hierarchical way, you do not need to
Robert> specify next, previous, and up pointers for node lines.
Yes, indeed. I was trying to understand where was the difference
between a file with light @node accepted by makeinfo, and another one
rejected by makeinfo. It turns out `makeinfo' likes you if you do
have a node named `Top', otherwise it doesn't. I would suggest that
makeinfo warns if it doesn't see such a node. Better yet, if the
first node is not named Top.
I've already written several documents in Texinfo, but the last time I
started one from scratch was long ago, and I had totally forgotten the
``requirement'' for @node Top. A warning would have helped me a lot
here.
Robert> Texinfo mode in Emacs has commands to create and update menus
Robert> and pointers for you automatically. These commands are very
Robert> convenient.
Yep, I C-u C-c C-u C-a all the time in the texis I maintain. The
Texinfo mode is really helpy.
Robert> Don't forget the other Texinfo mode commands. For example,
Robert> `texinfo-insert-node-lines' and `texinfo-all-menus-update' are
Robert> both helpful:
Robert> M-x texinfo-insert-node-lines Insert missing `@node'
Robert> lines in region. With `C-u' as a prefix argument, use section
Robert> titles as node names.
I'd like to express a wish for C-c C-s. I'd like that it behaves the
way AUC-TeX does:
| C-c C-s runs `LaTeX-section'
|
| `LaTeX-section' is an interactive compiled Lisp function
| -- loaded from "latex"
| (LaTeX-section ARG)
|
| Documentation:
| Insert a template for a LaTeX section.
| Determinate the type of section to be inserted, by the argument ARG.
|
| If ARG is nil or missing, use the current level.
| If ARG is a list (selected by C-u), go downward one level.
| If ARG is negative, go up that many levels.
| If ARG is positive or zero, use absolute level:
|
| 0 : part
| 1 : chapter
| 2 : section
| 3 : subsection
| 4 : subsubsection
| 5 : paragraph
| 6 : subparagraph
|
| The following variables can be set to customize:
|
| LaTeX-section-hook Hooks to run when inserting a section.
| LaTeX-section-label Prefix to all section labels.
The nice thing is that it asks for the section you want (chapter
etc.), then for the title. In the case of Texinfo, if I call my
section blee, it could insert
@node blee
@chapter blee
I'm not too fond of the comment Texinfo-mode inserts:
| @node
| @comment node-name, next, previous, up
but at least, IMHO, it would be much more convenient if it were
included *before* the @node. Still, I think without is better.
Anyway, I'd like to thanks for your mode. Without it writing Texinfo
would not give the same pleasure.
Akim
