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authorGlenn Morris2014-02-27 22:14:07 -0800
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* doc/misc/info.texi: Nuke hand-written node pointers.
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diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
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+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
12014-02-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
2
3 * info.texi: Nuke hand-written node pointers.
4
12014-02-28 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org> 52014-02-28 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
2 6
3 * info.texi (Top): Mention H for a summary of all commands. 7 * info.texi (Top): Mention H for a summary of all commands.
diff --git a/doc/misc/info.texi b/doc/misc/info.texi
index 001f29c4f3f..0dee18ab6be 100644
--- a/doc/misc/info.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/info.texi
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ Type @kbd{H} to see a summary of all available commands.
84* Index:: An index of topics, commands, and variables. 84* Index:: An index of topics, commands, and variables.
85@end menu 85@end menu
86 86
87@node Getting Started, Advanced, Top, Top 87@node Getting Started
88@comment node-name, next, previous, up
89@chapter Getting Started 88@chapter Getting Started
90 89
91This first part of this Info manual describes how to get around inside 90This first part of this Info manual describes how to get around inside
@@ -218,8 +217,7 @@ don't type the Return key afterward---to get to the normal start of
218the course. 217the course.
219@end ifinfo 218@end ifinfo
220 219
221@node Help, Help-P, Help-Small-Screen, Getting Started 220@node Help
222@comment node-name, next, previous, up
223@section How to use Info 221@section How to use Info
224 222
225You are talking to the program Info, for reading documentation. 223You are talking to the program Info, for reading documentation.
@@ -265,8 +263,7 @@ links.
265 mouse button on the @samp{Next} link to do the same ``the mouse way''. 263 mouse button on the @samp{Next} link to do the same ``the mouse way''.
266@end format 264@end format
267 265
268@node Help-P, Help-^L, Help, Getting Started 266@node Help-P
269@comment node-name, next, previous, up
270@section Returning to the Previous node 267@section Returning to the Previous node
271 268
272@kindex p @r{(Info mode)} 269@kindex p @r{(Info mode)}
@@ -298,8 +295,7 @@ coming up.
298 the @samp{Next} link, to get to the node @samp{Help-^L} and learn more. 295 the @samp{Next} link, to get to the node @samp{Help-^L} and learn more.
299@end format 296@end format
300 297
301@node Help-^L, Help-Inv, Help-P, Getting Started 298@node Help-^L
302@comment node-name, next, previous, up
303@section The Space, DEL, B and ^L commands 299@section The Space, DEL, B and ^L commands
304 300
305 This node's mode line tells you that you are now at node 301 This node's mode line tells you that you are now at node
@@ -423,8 +419,7 @@ the same size screen, it would be impossible to warn you anyway.
423 to visit the next node. 419 to visit the next node.
424@end format 420@end format
425 421
426@node Help-Inv, Help-M, Help-^L, Getting Started 422@node Help-Inv
427@comment node-name, next, previous, up
428@section Invisible text in Emacs Info 423@section Invisible text in Emacs Info
429 424
430 Before discussing menus, we need to make some remarks that are only 425 Before discussing menus, we need to make some remarks that are only
@@ -494,8 +489,7 @@ For instance, typing this sequence will come back here in three steps:
494 489
495Now type @kbd{]} to go to the next node and learn about menus. 490Now type @kbd{]} to go to the next node and learn about menus.
496 491
497@node Help-M, Help-Xref, Help-Inv, Getting Started 492@node Help-M
498@comment node-name, next, previous, up
499@section Menus and the @kbd{m} command 493@section Menus and the @kbd{m} command
500 494
501@cindex menus in an Info document 495@cindex menus in an Info document
@@ -733,8 +727,7 @@ pointer shown in the header line (provided that you have a mouse).
733>> Now type @kbd{u} to move back up to @samp{Help-M}. 727>> Now type @kbd{u} to move back up to @samp{Help-M}.
734@end format 728@end format
735 729
736@node Help-Xref, Help-Int, Help-M, Getting Started 730@node Help-Xref
737@comment node-name, next, previous, up
738@section Following Cross-References 731@section Following Cross-References
739 732
740@cindex cross references in Info documents 733@cindex cross references in Info documents
@@ -816,8 +809,7 @@ set @code{Info-hide-note-references} to a value other than @code{t}
816>> Now type @kbd{n} to learn more commands. 809>> Now type @kbd{n} to learn more commands.
817@end format 810@end format
818 811
819@node Help-Int, Help-Q, Help-Xref, Getting Started 812@node Help-Int
820@comment node-name, next, previous, up
821@section Some intermediate Info commands 813@section Some intermediate Info commands
822 814
823 The introductory course is almost over; please continue 815 The introductory course is almost over; please continue
@@ -906,8 +898,7 @@ is @code{Info-top-node}.
906@c If a menu appears at the end of this node, remove it. 898@c If a menu appears at the end of this node, remove it.
907@c It is an accident of the menu updating command. 899@c It is an accident of the menu updating command.
908 900
909@node Help-Q, , Help-Int, Getting Started 901@node Help-Q
910@comment node-name, next, previous, up
911@section Quitting Info 902@section Quitting Info
912 903
913@kindex q @r{(Info mode)} 904@kindex q @r{(Info mode)}
@@ -966,8 +957,7 @@ an actual @samp{?} character, the simplest way is to insert it using
966@end menu 957@end menu
967 958
968 959
969@node Search Text, Search Index, , Advanced 960@node Search Text
970@comment node-name, next, previous, up
971@section @kbd{s} searches Info documents 961@section @kbd{s} searches Info documents
972 962
973@cindex searching Info documents 963@cindex searching Info documents
@@ -1008,8 +998,7 @@ emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}. In Emacs, you can disable this behavior
1008by setting the variable @code{Info-isearch-search} to @code{nil} 998by setting the variable @code{Info-isearch-search} to @code{nil}
1009(@pxref{Emacs Info Variables}). 999(@pxref{Emacs Info Variables}).
1010 1000
1011@node Search Index, Go to node, Search Text, Advanced 1001@node Search Index
1012@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1013@section @kbd{i} searches the indices for specific subjects 1002@section @kbd{i} searches the indices for specific subjects
1014 1003
1015@cindex searching Info indices 1004@cindex searching Info indices
@@ -1061,8 +1050,7 @@ index-apropos} command in the stand-alone reader. It prompts for
1061a string and then looks up that string in all the indices of all the 1050a string and then looks up that string in all the indices of all the
1062Info documents installed on your system. 1051Info documents installed on your system.
1063 1052
1064@node Go to node, Choose menu subtopic, Search Index, Advanced 1053@node Go to node
1065@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1066@section @kbd{g} goes to a node by name 1054@section @kbd{g} goes to a node by name
1067 1055
1068@kindex g @r{(Info mode)} 1056@kindex g @r{(Info mode)}
@@ -1089,8 +1077,7 @@ top node of the Emacs manual.
1089all of the current file by typing @kbd{g*@key{RET}} or all of any 1077all of the current file by typing @kbd{g*@key{RET}} or all of any
1090other file with @kbd{g(@var{filename})*@key{RET}}. 1078other file with @kbd{g(@var{filename})*@key{RET}}.
1091 1079
1092@node Choose menu subtopic, Create Info buffer, Go to node, Advanced 1080@node Choose menu subtopic
1093@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1094@section @kbd{1}--@kbd{9} choose a menu subtopic by its number 1081@section @kbd{1}--@kbd{9} choose a menu subtopic by its number
1095 1082
1096@kindex 1 @r{through} 9 @r{(Info mode)} 1083@kindex 1 @r{through} 9 @r{(Info mode)}
@@ -1115,8 +1102,7 @@ underlining. If you need to actually count items, it is better to use
1115@kbd{m} instead, and specify the name, or use @key{TAB} to quickly 1102@kbd{m} instead, and specify the name, or use @key{TAB} to quickly
1116move between menu items. 1103move between menu items.
1117 1104
1118@node Create Info buffer, Emacs Info Variables, Choose menu subtopic, Advanced 1105@node Create Info buffer
1119@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1120@section @kbd{M-n} creates a new independent Info buffer in Emacs 1106@section @kbd{M-n} creates a new independent Info buffer in Emacs
1121 1107
1122@kindex M-n @r{(Info mode)} 1108@kindex M-n @r{(Info mode)}
@@ -1145,8 +1131,7 @@ difficult to remember which buffer is showing which manual. You can
1145use the command @kbd{M-x info-display-manual} to show an Info manual 1131use the command @kbd{M-x info-display-manual} to show an Info manual
1146by name, reusing an existing buffer if there is one. 1132by name, reusing an existing buffer if there is one.
1147 1133
1148@node Emacs Info Variables, , Create Info buffer, Advanced 1134@node Emacs Info Variables
1149@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1150@section Emacs Info-mode Variables 1135@section Emacs Info-mode Variables
1151 1136
1152The following variables may modify the behavior of Info-mode in Emacs; 1137The following variables may modify the behavior of Info-mode in Emacs;
@@ -1267,8 +1252,7 @@ here is how.
1267* Checking:: Checking an Info File. 1252* Checking:: Checking an Info File.
1268@end menu 1253@end menu
1269 1254
1270@node Add, Menus, , Expert Info 1255@node Add
1271@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1272@section Adding a new node to Info 1256@section Adding a new node to Info
1273 1257
1274To add a new topic to the list in the Info directory, you must: 1258To add a new topic to the list in the Info directory, you must:
@@ -1342,8 +1326,7 @@ node is in the same file, it was not necessary to use one.
1342line. The file names are ignored by Info, but they serve as comments 1326line. The file names are ignored by Info, but they serve as comments
1343to help identify the node for the user. 1327to help identify the node for the user.
1344 1328
1345@node Menus, Cross-refs, Add, Expert Info 1329@node Menus
1346@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1347@section How to Create Menus 1330@section How to Create Menus
1348 1331
1349 Any node in the Info hierarchy may have a @dfn{menu}---a list of subnodes. 1332 Any node in the Info hierarchy may have a @dfn{menu}---a list of subnodes.
@@ -1398,8 +1381,7 @@ collector on the node graph, nothing terrible happens if a substructure
1398is not pointed to, but such a substructure is rather useless since nobody 1381is not pointed to, but such a substructure is rather useless since nobody
1399can ever find out that it exists. 1382can ever find out that it exists.
1400 1383
1401@node Cross-refs, Tags, Menus, Expert Info 1384@node Cross-refs
1402@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1403@section Creating Cross References 1385@section Creating Cross References
1404 1386
1405@cindex cross reference format 1387@cindex cross reference format
@@ -1424,7 +1406,7 @@ really exist!
1424@end menu 1406@end menu
1425 1407
1426 1408
1427@node Help-Cross, , , Cross-refs 1409@node Help-Cross
1428@subsection The node reached by the cross reference in Info 1410@subsection The node reached by the cross reference in Info
1429 1411
1430 This is the node reached by the cross reference named @samp{Cross}. 1412 This is the node reached by the cross reference named @samp{Cross}.
@@ -1440,8 +1422,7 @@ cannot expect this node to have a @samp{Next}, @samp{Previous} or
1440>> Type @kbd{l} to return to the node where the cross reference was. 1422>> Type @kbd{l} to return to the node where the cross reference was.
1441@end format 1423@end format
1442 1424
1443@node Tags, Checking, Cross-refs, Expert Info 1425@node Tags
1444@comment node-name, next, previous, up
1445@section Tags Tables for Info Files 1426@section Tags Tables for Info Files
1446 1427
1447@cindex tags tables in Info files 1428@cindex tags tables in Info files
@@ -1484,7 +1465,7 @@ the beginning of the node's header (ending just after the node name),
1484a @samp{DEL} character, and the character position in the file of the 1465a @samp{DEL} character, and the character position in the file of the
1485beginning of the node. 1466beginning of the node.
1486 1467
1487@node Checking, , Tags, Expert Info 1468@node Checking
1488@section Checking an Info File 1469@section Checking an Info File
1489 1470
1490When creating an Info file, it is easy to forget the name of a node when 1471When creating an Info file, it is easy to forget the name of a node when