Re: Unreferenced Node

Heime via Users list for the Texinfo documentation system Sun, 18 May 2025 09:43:07 -0700




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On Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 2:36 AM, Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 14:15:50 +0000
> > From: Heime [email protected]
> > Cc: Eli Zaretskii [email protected], [email protected]
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> > On Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 1:36 AM, Heime via Users list for the Texinfo 
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> > > On Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 12:47 AM, Eli Zaretskii [email protected] wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 12:42:49 +0000
> > > > > From: Heime [email protected]
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> > > > > On Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 12:35 AM, Eli Zaretskii [email protected] 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > > Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 12:27:51 +0000
> > > > > > > From: Heime [email protected]
> > > > > > > Cc: [email protected]
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I have
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > * 1 Getting Started:: Something
> > > > > > > * 2 What is Texinfo?:: Something
> > > > > > > * 3 Installing Texinfo:: Something
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > where 1 is a chapter, whilst 2 and 3 are sections
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Then 2 and 3 should be in a menu within 1.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Meaning that I need to have another @menu clause embedded in
> > > > > another @menu clause used for chapters?
> > > > 
> > > > You need a @menu in the top node for chapter 1, and another @menu in
> > > > Chapter 1 for sections 2 and 3.
> > > 
> > > Having read the manual about the menu clauses, I find practically
> > > no information available for practical use. So my question still
> > > stands. You described it, but not enough to show what is actually
> > > written in the texinfo file.
> > 
> > I recommend updating the manual to describe and show how to construct
> > menus for chapters and subsections well enough for people to instantly
> > know what to do. Total bewilderment here!
> 
> 
> There is a chapter in the Texinfo manual named "Writing a Texinfo
> File", whose purpose is to provide these details. I suggest to read
> that.

Have read that, but the really part to give information is 

2.10 The ‘Top’ Node and Master Menu 

which covers only the Master Menu, but does not go into handling submenus.
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