Maybe you misunderstand me, but I meant that having TeX would probably *not* help you, because you would need the .texi file for that, not the .info file.
Christiaan On 15 Mar 2008, at 10:03 PM, Bill Mohler wrote: > Ted- > > Thanks for the help. I understand it's not the full info experience, > but I like it. I assume that installing TeX would give me an even > better experience per Christiaan's advice, but this is a nice > one-step option. > > Bill > >> Sure, I understand that. But, for the most part, the "info" files are >> human readable. If you *REALLY* want to use Skim to read the info >> file, >> then use Skim as a glorified "less." >> >> --Ted >> >> Christiaan Hofman wrote: >>> Right. Well, it does work to some extent, but does not give what you >>> want. An .info file is not the literal text you see, but some format >>> that is displayed by the info command. And 'info' also does not have >>> an option to output pdf or something AFAIK. >>> >>> Christiaan >>> >>> On 15 Mar 2008, at 5:14 PM, Ted Pavlic wrote: >>> >>>>> texi2pdf `info -w tar` | open -f -a Skim >>>> So, >>>> >>>> cat `info -w tar` | enscript -p - | open -f -a Skim >>>> >>>> isn't acceptable, right? >>>> >>>> --Ted >>>> >>>> >>>>> Christiaan >>>>> >>>>>>> On 3/14/08 5:46 PM, "Bill Mohler" wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm looking up information on the "tar" command in Unix, and >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> end >>>>>>>> of the man page says that a much more current manual should >>>>>>>> exist in >>>>>>>> the format of a Texinfo file. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So I tried "info -t tar | open -f -a Skim" to see if I could >>>>>>>> read in >>>>>>>> Skim as I have been doing with man files. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> First I got an error about -t. >>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>> Anyone willing to coach me here? I think I'm getting close ;) >>>>>>> Just open the file in TextEdit and then make a PDF. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What's the big? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> info tar | open -f -a TextEdit >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Gary >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>>>>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>>>>>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>>>>>> Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>>>> Defy all challenges. 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