From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: info Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 01:22:23 +0000 (UTC) Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <200301292039.OAA26000@moose.dms.auburn.edu> <200301310151.TAA10405@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <200301312022.OAA12107@eel.dms.auburn.edu> Reply-To: bob@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1044062516 15708 80.91.224.249 (1 Feb 2003 01:21:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 01:21:56 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18emLy-000456-00 for ; Sat, 01 Feb 2003 02:21:54 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18emSM-0006dS-00 for ; Sat, 01 Feb 2003 02:28:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18emN1-0000Dh-02 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:22:59 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18emMh-0000CO-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:22:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18emMf-0000BH-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:22:37 -0500 Original-Received: from megalith.rattlesnake.com ([140.186.114.245] helo=localhost) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18emMT-0008W6-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:22:26 -0500 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.114) Sat, 1 Feb 2003 01:22:23 +0000 (UTC) Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-reply-to: <200301312022.OAA12107@eel.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Fri, 31 Jan 2003 14:22:46 -0600 (CST)) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:11268 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11268 Luc Teirlinck says I believe this must be a problem with your Dir file. I hope so. The problem is, my Dir file is pretty normal, constructed by Debian testing and GNU Emacs. You say you are using makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.2 In my case # makeinfo --version makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.3 although I don't think the higher version is the problem. I think the bug is more likely a side effect of fairly normal, but not usually considered, installation of GNU. But I don't know for sure. In an unrelated matter: /usr/local/bin/emacs -q --no-site-file --eval '(blink-cursor-mode 0)' I guess you must be susceptible to the "blinking cursor phenomenon" too. It is strange how such a tiny blinking black box can have this dramatic effect on the nervous system of a small minority of people (it is torture), whereas it apparently leaves the vast majority of people completely unaffected. Yes. It is strange. But then, I know many people who like breathing exhaust fumes from cars and sleeping with bright lights and loud noises, even though they do not have to. -- Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises http://www.rattlesnake.com GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 http://www.teak.cc bob@gnu.org