On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Grigory Trenin wrote: > Pavel Tsekov wrote: > >> Implementing either solution would not remove the necessity of this: >> >> [...] >> need to revise the help files for all languages, to check >> if they fit in the window, and fix them if necessary. >> [...] >> >> To fix this there should be no preformatted pages involved, IMO. But >> I may be wrong. >> > > Well, sometimes preformatting is useful. > Of course, it shouldn't be used for regular text, as it is used now. > But in some nodes config files samples (like mc.menu) are given, > and it is necessary to preserve indents and avoid line wraping > for them. > > Besides, man2hlp handles a limited number of groff commands, > it doesn't handle ".ce" command for example, so it is not > possible to center lines with man2hlp. It is done by > preformatting now. If we decide to eliminate all preformatting, > it is necessary to patch man2hlp to center lines. > > I don't know whether the result will cover the efforts. > May be it is easier just to leave that space on the right as is, > and make it mouse-clickable?
Well, we can go with the simple solution for now - but it should be documented somewhere to prevent further confusion. As to whether it is worth the effort - think about this: Me and you together spent a considerable amount of time on a simple issue - was it worth it ? I think making the things right will allow the developer to spend his time on more pressing issues. _______________________________________________ Mc-devel mailing list http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc-devel
