* Eli Zaretskii wrote on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 08:26:33PM CEST: > > From: Ralf Wildenhues <[email protected]> > > While this which is definitely nicer to have, sometimes you may simply > > have more than one relevant place in a manual. > > I don't think so. I frequently use TAB after typing a few first > characters of a term I'm looking for. With identical index entries, > what that shows me is a list such as > > Possible completions are: > AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE<1> > AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE<2> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE<3> > > This leaves me with no clue regarding which one to choose. In > contrast, if I see something like > > Possible completions are: > AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, and foo > AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, how to use AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, when bar is in effect > > I'll have a good idea which is the one I'm after.
That's a much better reason indeed. Thanks! Now what rationale do I have left for that @findex in the texinfo appendix ... Cheers, Ralf
