> From: Gavin Smith <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 17:56:58 +0100 > Cc: Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>, [email protected] > > On Thu, Jul 09, 2026 at 07:55:47AM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > . inline images in Texinfo should be avoided at all costs > > . if we do want to support inline images _and_ fill the text with > > such images, then makeinfo should use the width of the text > > alternative for filling, and we should document that the text will > > be filled correctly when an image is displayed only if the image > > takes on display space that is no wider than the text alternative, > > something that the author of the Texinfo source must ensure > > I don't agree. > > The fact that the replacement text is available when makeinfo runs is > not a good reason for using it. (It reminds me of the parable of the man > searching for his lost keys under a lamppost because that is where it > is light, even though he dropped his keys elsewhere.) > > There is no reason why the replacement text should occupy the same amount of > space as the image. As a result, there is simply no way to get perfectly > good results in Info output for both the images being displayed (as in Emacs > Info) and the the replacement text being displayed (as in standalone Info).
My assumption was that in most cases the replacement text will need more horizontal space than the corresponding image, so the result will be better than what we have today, at least in most cases.
