> Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:54:01 -0800 > From: Dave Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > http://joot.com/dave/writings/articles/unix.shtml
Sorry, but that page is mostly based on ignorance. The author obviously never heard about "info --usage" (which mimics `man' for those who are addicted to its notion of ``documentation''), nor about index-search. The fact that there's a better Info reader in Emacs (which is why the master menu mentions Emacs) is obviously also a surprise. Some comments and suggestions: . READ THE TEXT YOU ARE POSTING BEFORE GRIPING. Then you will avoid the risk of silly gripes such as "Unintuitive: what File: dir mean?" (the answer is staring at you in the very first line), "Confusing: what is Texinfo?" (it clearly says that Texinfo is a documenting system). . BE REASONABLE. Info is a text-mode only reader, so don't expect it to present a GUI. There _are_ GUI Info readers out there (one is part of Emacs), which do highlight hyperlinks, have Search commands available off the menu bar, and generally give you what a modern user sitting in front of a graphics terminal expects, like toolbar, tooltips, etc. However, as limited as this reader is, it does say right at the beginning ``"h" gives a primer for first-timers''. I have no doubt you didn't even consider trying that advice. Why not? . "How do I search?" I could ask the same in IE, being used to Ctrl-S. DON'T EXPECT A PROGRAM YOU NEVER USED TO BEHAVE LIKE THE EXPLORER, especially if it was designed for a much limited set of resources. . "Does not tell you to use the arrow keys to select a link." A user who needs to be told that they can use arrow keys to move across displayed text should have their brains checked out. . "Does not say how to select a subsection." "Pressing "m" prompts me to type the menu item. Useless." It's all there in the opening screen, you just didn't bother reading it. Etc. etc. CONCLUSION It is easy to lose sight of the real issues when your only intent is to smear and attack software you never bothered to spend a few minutes of learning. _______________________________________________ Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/ [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-texinfo
