On Sun, Oct 25, 2026 at 09:44:48AM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > From: Gavin Smith <[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:25:48 +0100 > > > > I think we should do it. I wanted to see if anybody else had an opinion on > > it.
I implemented it. > Whatever you decide to do, please make sure the resulting format > conventions and requirements are clearly and accurately described in > the relevant sections of "Info Format Specification". I have added it there. > What is > currently in that part of the manual is evidently incomplete and/or > inaccurate, witness the number of times I missed some subtlety, only > to discover it by trial and error. In particular, the reference from > "Info Format Menu" to "Info Format Cross Reference" is misleading > because the formats are subtly different. A formal description of the > Info file's format should be free of such inaccuracies. I have made changes all over the specification based on your returns. As any piece of code and documentation, it benefits from returns from users, we do not feel very much motivated nor know what is clear and what is not if we are the only one using the specification... -- Pat
