Ted- Thanks for the help. I understand it's not the full info experience, but I like it. I assume that installing TeX would give me an even better experience per Christiaan's advice, but this is a nice one-step option.
Bill >Sure, I understand that. But, for the most part, the "info" files are >human readable. If you *REALLY* want to use Skim to read the info file, >then use Skim as a glorified "less." > >--Ted > >Christiaan Hofman wrote: >> Right. Well, it does work to some extent, but does not give what you >> want. An .info file is not the literal text you see, but some format >> that is displayed by the info command. And 'info' also does not have >> an option to output pdf or something AFAIK. >> >> Christiaan >> >> On 15 Mar 2008, at 5:14 PM, Ted Pavlic wrote: >> >>>> texi2pdf `info -w tar` | open -f -a Skim >>> So, >>> > >> cat `info -w tar` | enscript -p - | open -f -a Skim >>> >>> isn't acceptable, right? >>> >>> --Ted >>> >>> >>>> Christiaan >>>> >>>>>> On 3/14/08 5:46 PM, "Bill Mohler" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm looking up information on the "tar" command in Unix, and the >>>>>>> end >>>>>>> of the man page says that a much more current manual should >>>>>>> exist in >>>>>>> the format of a Texinfo file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So I tried "info -t tar | open -f -a Skim" to see if I could >>>>>>> read in >>>>>>> Skim as I have been doing with man files. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> First I got an error about -t. >>>>>> [...] >>>>>>> Anyone willing to coach me here? I think I'm getting close ;) >>>>>> Just open the file in TextEdit and then make a PDF. >>>>>> >>>>>> What's the big? >>>>>> >>>>>> info tar | open -f -a TextEdit >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Gary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>>>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>>>>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>>>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >>>> >>> -- >>> Ted Pavlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Skim-app-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users > > > >-- >Ted Pavlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >_______________________________________________ >Skim-app-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users -- ----------------- William A. Mohler Associate Professor Dept. of Genetics and Developmental Biology University of Connecticut Health Center MC-3301 263 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06030-3301 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: (860) 679-1833, room E2056 Lab: (860) 679-1834, room E2052 Mobile: (860) 985-2719 Fax: (314) 689-1833 G&DB dept. ofc.: (860) 679-8350 G&DB dept. fax : (860) 679-8345 http://genetics.uchc.edu/Faculty/Mohler/Mohler.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
