(Info-hide-note-references): New defcustom.

(Info-fontify-node): Use it.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index 0dd5793828b..46967732fe8 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ when you hit the end of the current node."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'info)
 
+(defcustom Info-hide-note-references t
+  "*If non-nil, hide the section reference in *note and * menu items."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'info)
+
 (defcustom Info-mode-hook '(turn-on-font-lock)
   "Hooks run when `info-mode' is called."
   :type 'hook
@@ -2744,8 +2749,9 @@ the variable `Info-file-list-for-emacs'."
                                    '(font-lock-face info-xref
                                                     mouse-face highlight
                                                     help-echo "mouse-2: go to this node"))
-              (add-text-properties (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)
-                                   '(invisible t intangible t)))))
+              (if Info-hide-note-references
+                  (add-text-properties (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)
+                                       '(invisible t intangible t))))))
 
         (goto-char (point-min))
         (if (and (search-forward "\n* Menu:" nil t)
@@ -2763,10 +2769,11 @@ the variable `Info-file-list-for-emacs'."
                                      '(font-lock-face info-xref
                                        mouse-face highlight
                                        help-echo "mouse-2: go to this node"))
-                (add-text-properties (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)
-                                     (list 'display 
-                                           (make-string (max 2 (- 22 (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1)))) ? )
-                                           'intangible t)))))
+                (if Info-hide-note-references
+                    (add-text-properties (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)
+                                         (list 'display 
+                                               (make-string (max 2 (- 22 (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1)))) ? )
+                                               'intangible t))))))
 
         (Info-fontify-menu-headers)
         (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))))