From: reader@newsguy.com
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: some info node manuals have no index
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:50:33 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fxxufd46.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: F1E3C764-0082-4839-96F5-CA1FA21BCE91@Web.DE
Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
> Am 22.12.2007 um 22:24 schrieb reader:
>
>> Emacs will open the gawk manual fine, but when asked to do `i' search
>> I get `no index'.
>
>
> You are writing of things I'm sure I've never noticed in GNU Emacs!
Its never happened to me before either!
> When I'm in info-mode at the top-level node of gawk and I type ``i´´ I
> get invited to search for a word, or such.
>
> Or do you mean the isearch function, C-s?
No I mean just what you did above.
> Finally, is /usr/share/info/gawk.info.bz2 really the gawk info file?
> While you're in info-mode visiting some gawk node, you can type C-x d
> RET to see where you are ...
On my sytem yes. The info browser knows how to open it with no
problem. It also opens
info /usr/share/info/gawk.info.bz2
opens it right up as does:
C-u C-h i /usr/share/info/gawk.info.bz2 <RET> in emacs
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-12-23 0:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-12-22 6:36 some info node manuals have no index reader
2007-12-22 9:47 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-12-22 21:24 ` reader
2007-12-22 23:18 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-12-23 0:50 ` reader [this message]
2007-12-23 0:57 ` reader
2007-12-23 5:00 ` reader
2007-12-22 10:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
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