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Re: Undocumented source files

>>>>> "Per" == Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> writes:

 Per> Phil Edwards wrote:
 >> In the latest version, Doxygen produces HTML and LaTeX, which
 >> should cover most of the output worries.  The "info" format would
 >> be a horrible format anyhow for the kind of thing that we
 >> typically want out of doxygen.

 Per> I'd like to retire the 'info' format, but the 'info' *program*
 Per> has advantages that are not yet bettered: (1) Works well on
 Per> terminals.  (2) A nice keyboard interface that is efficient for
 Per> both browsing and for sequential reading.

I don't much care for the info program, but I use the info file reader
in Emacs every single day.  I would hate to see it replaced by HTML,
which is slower and unuseable without a mouse.  HTML looks flashy, but
so what?

   paul
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