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Re: Undocumented source files
>>>>> "Per" == Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> writes:
Per> Paul Koning wrote:
>> 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?
Per> Secondly, you're confusing the file format with the viewer.
Per> There are html readers such as lynx or links that do not require
Per> a mouse and work fine on plain terminals (including emacs
Per> terminal mode). There is even a html browser mode for emacs!
Per> What might be nice is an html browsing minor mode that uses info
Per> mode keybindings.
I know about links and emacs html mode. That is precisely why I
described HTML on a character terminal as unuseable.
Links is fine if you're desperate. In my opinion, it is absolutely
NOT acceptable as an everyday doc browsing tool -- while emacs info
mode very definitely IS acceptable.
paul