On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Peter J. Farley III wrote:
> But, as I just confirmed by trying it, index search does not work from > the "/info/dir" screen, only when you are already inside one of the > package info files. Yes. For index searches in many manuals, use "info --apropos". > >The way to search the index is to find a name for the issue you are > >looking for, then look up that issue in the index. > > > >The indexing in GNU manuals is designed for such searches. > > I understand your technique, but some of us just aren't wired to work > that way. Yes we can learn it, but it's not our natural method. I cannot force anyone to learn it. All I can say is that it gets me to what I want to find in a matter of seconds. I need this technique a lot, since I have a nasty habit of forgetting fine details, so I'm cursed to have to look up those details time and again, without remembering where exactly. > Neither solution is ideal, but isn't it all about approaching the ideal > in increments? I don't mind trying this, if you or someone else does the work, I just think it's almost hopeless to make menus a good means for searching the docs. _______________________________________________ Bug-texinfo mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-texinfo
