From: Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs Manual topics to remove?
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:24:55 +1300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <17428.40887.187946.405406@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87d5grwgtc.fsf@stupidchicken.com>
>
> > The Emacs Manual is getting bigger and bigger. Could you suggest
> > some topics to move into the emacs-xtras manual, which we distribute
> > only on line?
>
> I think emerge, picture, the more advanced parts of calendar/diary,
> and rmail can be moved into emacs-xtras.
>
> The chapter on Fortran mode can be moved out too -- there's no reason
> to have a chapter on Fortran in Emacs, when there isn't one on Perl,
> Python, or other (nowadays) more common languages.
I think it could cause resentment to suggest removing chapters that others
have contributed. I wonder if it's possible to count page hits on the online
version at www.gnu.org and generally remove those chapters that receive the
least hits?
--
Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-03-12 22:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-03-12 15:45 Emacs Manual topics to remove? Richard Stallman
2006-03-12 20:26 ` Chong Yidong
2006-03-12 22:24 ` Nick Roberts [this message]
2006-03-13 0:23 ` Chong Yidong
2006-03-13 9:32 ` Miles Bader
2006-03-13 9:55 ` Nick Roberts
2006-03-13 18:53 ` Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-13 20:46 ` Nick Roberts
2006-03-13 22:41 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-13 22:41 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-13 22:41 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-13 16:07 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2006-03-13 17:06 ` Drew Adams
2006-03-13 17:22 ` Chip Coldwell
2006-03-13 22:59 ` Miles Bader
2006-03-13 23:50 ` Lennart Borgman
2006-03-14 10:21 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-14 15:18 ` Drew Adams
2006-03-14 17:46 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-13 10:06 ` Romain Francoise
2006-03-13 12:55 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-13 12:55 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-16 3:27 ` Chong Yidong
2006-03-16 20:19 ` Richard Stallman
2006-03-12 23:14 ` Jesper Harder
2006-03-13 12:55 ` Richard Stallman
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