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RE: standard error not in Elisp manual index
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Drew Adams |
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RE: standard error not in Elisp manual index |
Date: |
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:06:35 -0700 |
> > 1. These terms are not in the index (at least in these forms):
>
> I added some of these (about half of what you suggested).
That's much more than I expected. Thanks.
> Some reasons for not adding the others:
> . Minor differences wrt to existing entries (e.g., "do something"
> when "doING something" already exists).
>
> . Entries that might be suitable for the user manual, not for the
> ELisp manual, whose readers are programmers looking for Lisp
> features. Examples: copy text, cut, FOO mode, utf-8.
>
> . Entries for issues that people are unlikely to look up in this
> specific manual. Example: gpl.
Sounds good to me.
> > 2. As a rule of thumb, it would be good for each of the
> > top-level menu items to be the first or near the first hit
> > for the keywords in that item name, or
> > keywords closely associated with that item name.
>
> While I agree with the feature you suggest, I don't think that its
> implementation should by by tweaking index entries in the manual.
> More likely, this is something Info should do when it sorts hits for
> display.
I agree.
> So I didn't use the suggestions in this group.
>
> > 3. These terms have no entries for the nodes in parens:
> >
> > memory (Memory Usage)
> > documentation (Documentation Tips)
> > warning (Warning Tips)
> > key binding (Key Binding Conventinos)
>
> I'm not sure what you meant by these. Please explain.
I meant that `i memory' will not find node "Memory Usage", and so on.
Thanks.
Re: standard error not in Elisp manual index, Richard Stallman, 2007/03/24