* bug#12695: 24.2.50; Describe file-name cache at (emacs) `File Conveniences'
@ 2012-10-20 23:12 Drew Adams
2012-11-17 6:30 ` Chong Yidong
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2012-10-20 23:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 12695
This is a node about "convenient facilities for finding" files. It
should mention the file-name cache and cross-reference node `File Name
Cache'. That feature too provides a way to quickly find files that
might be far from the current directory.
In GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
of 2012-10-15 on DANI-PC
Bzr revision: 110553 monnier@iro.umontreal.ca-20121015164957-6zms5w2js1xkldtg
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
`configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
-I../../libs/libxpm-3.5.8/include -I../../libs/libxpm-3.5.8/src
-I../../libs/libpng-1.4.10 -I../../libs/zlib-1.2.6
-I../../libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include -I../../libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
-I../../libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
-I../../libs/libxml2-2.7.8-w32-bin/include/libxml2
-I../../libs/gnutls-3.0.16/include
-I../../libs/libiconv-1.14-2-mingw32-dev/include'
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* bug#12695: 24.2.50; Describe file-name cache at (emacs) `File Conveniences'
2012-10-20 23:12 bug#12695: 24.2.50; Describe file-name cache at (emacs) `File Conveniences' Drew Adams
@ 2012-11-17 6:30 ` Chong Yidong
2012-11-17 6:45 ` Drew Adams
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Chong Yidong @ 2012-11-17 6:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 12695
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> This is a node about "convenient facilities for finding" files. It
> should mention the file-name cache and cross-reference node `File Name
> Cache'. That feature too provides a way to quickly find files that
> might be far from the current directory.
File Name Cache is the immediately preceding node, so this is redundant.
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* bug#12695: 24.2.50; Describe file-name cache at (emacs) `File Conveniences'
2012-11-17 6:30 ` Chong Yidong
@ 2012-11-17 6:45 ` Drew Adams
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2012-11-17 6:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Chong Yidong'; +Cc: 12695
> > This is a node about "convenient facilities for finding" files. It
> > should mention the file-name cache and cross-reference node
> > `File Name Cache'. That feature too provides a way to quickly
> > find files that might be far from the current directory.
>
> File Name Cache is the immediately preceding node, so this is
> redundant.
Not at all redundant. There is nothing in that node that refers you to the
other or even mentions file-name caching.
People do not necessarily read the manual from start to finish in a linear
fashion. They can land in a given node in any number of ways, including via the
index or a cross reference.
It makes no sense to say that because some information is in a sibling node
there is no reason to cross reference it. Whether to cross reference it should
depend only on whether its content is relevant/related. Which it is, in this
case.
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