Odd Info problem

Odd Info problem

[Mike Ballard]

Hi -

Although not what you might call a problem, more of an annoyance, is that
I have my own (source-controlled) top-level Info "dir" file in a certain
location (where there are no Info files). I set xref-face to a color I
like and for years this has worked perfectly.

But now (and I have no idea what changed it; still using Emacs 21.1 as I
have for the past couple years) bringing up Info in Emacs the xref-face
color is gone.  When I highlight an Info topic face and select "list
properties" nothing shows up.  So I renamed my "dir" to "dir.off",
restarted Emacs and let it use the dir file in /usr/share/info.  xref-face
is now back to the color I'd specified (and properties show up when
selected).

But if I copy /usr/share/info/dir over my own top-level dir file
(expecting xref-face to show up as I set it) xref-face reverts back to
uncolored (and unspecified when I select "list properties").  Any idea
what might be behind this?

You'd guess it has something to do with pointing Info to use my location's
"dir" as its top-level but I've done it this way for years without any
problems.  I'm using texinfo 4.5 if it matters (and prioritzed
INFOPATH/DIR vars where my "dir" location is first).

Mike
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2nd try - Re: Odd Info problem

[Mike Ballard]

Only top-posting to say I'll take bizarre hints/suggestions too...

Mike

On Thu Jun 17, I was peacefully napping until Mike Ballard said:

> Hi -
> 
> Although not what you might call a problem, more of an annoyance, is that
> I have my own (source-controlled) top-level Info "dir" file in a certain
> location (where there are no Info files). I set xref-face to a color I
> like and for years this has worked perfectly.
> 
> But now (and I have no idea what changed it; still using Emacs 21.1 as I
> have for the past couple years) bringing up Info in Emacs the xref-face
> color is gone.  When I highlight an Info topic face and select "list
> properties" nothing shows up.  So I renamed my "dir" to "dir.off",
> restarted Emacs and let it use the dir file in /usr/share/info.  xref-face
> is now back to the color I'd specified (and properties show up when
> selected).
> 
> But if I copy /usr/share/info/dir over my own top-level dir file
> (expecting xref-face to show up as I set it) xref-face reverts back to
> uncolored (and unspecified when I select "list properties").  Any idea
> what might be behind this?
> 
> You'd guess it has something to do with pointing Info to use my location's
> "dir" as its top-level but I've done it this way for years without any
> problems.  I'm using texinfo 4.5 if it matters (and prioritzed
> INFOPATH/DIR vars where my "dir" location is first).
> 
> Mike
> -- 
> 
> mikeballard at symbol verizon period net
> 
>   "If your main parachute fouls, deploy your reserve.  If your 
>    reserve is also fouled, you have the rest of your life to get
>    it straightened out."
> 

-- 

mikeballard at symbol verizon period net

  "If your main parachute fouls, deploy your reserve.  If your 
   reserve is also fouled you have the rest of your life to get
   it straightened out."

Re: Odd Info problem

[Kai Grossjohann]

I'm not sure I understand what's happening.  You have two
directories, /own for your own dir file and /usr/share/info for the
"standard" dir file.  And you have two dir files, dir.own for your
own and dir.standard for the standard one.

Now you have a file /own/dir with the contents of dir.own, and the
xref face is gone.  Then you remove /own/dir and use
/usr/share/info/dir instead, with the contents of dir.standard, and
the xref face is back again.

Then comes the part I don't understand.  Either you tried to use
/own/dir with the contents of dir.standard, or you tried
/usr/share/info/dir with the contents of dir.own.  Which one is it?

If it was the latter, then perhaps dir.own exceeds
font-lock-maximum-size?

Kai