On Wednesday 12 December 2007 23:07:01 Linda Walsh wrote:
> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> > Randall R Schulz wrote:
> >> On Tuesday 11 December 2007 02:32, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> >>>> Both have good man pages.
> >>>
> >>> And "info" pages.
> >>
> >> Gack!
> >
> > WTF is with the FSF and their insistance on scrimping
> > on the man pages, and only putting the detailed documentation
> > in the info pages.
> >
> > And worse, they're quite snide about it.
>
> ---
>       *snicker*... but but but...isn't it derived from
> the interface god dictated to Stallman for Emacs?  Your
> words border on heresy!
>
>       As someone else mentioned, "pinfo", at least, has
> a bearable interface.  Of course if you have a problem with
> the 'info' tool, you can always consult the 'info' page
> for info.... :-) (*sigh*)
> (not that I would agree with your sentiment or anything..:-))

using the info:/ url in konqueror makes reading info pages less like a 
nightmare

To read the info page for bc in a format that won't make you cry, just go to 
info:/bc in konqueror

Anders

-- 
Madness takes its toll
-- 
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Reply via email to