Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme

[Dieter Wilhelm]

The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to gmane.emacs.devel as well.

Nick Roberts <address@hidden> writes:

>  > (info-other-window "(emacs)File Conveniences")
>  > 
>  > mentions "Thumbs mode" for viewing directories of images files.  As
>  > far as I understand the preferred mode for thumbnails is now "Tumme".
>
> Maybe that's why Tumme has it's own node, "Thumbnails".

You've devastated my subject line 8-).  (I should stated this in
another way.)

>
>  > Is this an oversight?
>
> What are you suggesting that we don't mention "Thumbs mode" at all?  I

No, definitely not.  Emacs can live with two "image viewers".

> think it's a good alternative for users who just want to look at a
> few pictures e.g icons directory.

I'd just give a link from the (emacs)File Convenience paragraph to the
Thumbnails node and rephrase your hint above.

-- 
    Best wishes

    H. Dieter Wilhelm
    Darmstadt, Germany