From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Unknown Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs minimised Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 04:31:41 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <20030221151614.3dac5683.kroc@blueyonder.co.uk> <20030221170213.060977da.kroc@blueyonder.co.uk> <84ptpls70u.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> <20030221212638.38d08570.kroc@blueyonder.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1046234498 28893 80.91.224.249 (26 Feb 2003 04:41:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 04:41:38 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18ntNR-0007UX-00 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 05:41:05 +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 18ntNX-0004T1-03 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:41:11 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!cyclone.bc.net!sjc70.webusenet.com!news.webusenet.com!news03.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com!news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-From: Le Wang Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 30 User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.192.182.203 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@rogers.com Original-X-Trace: news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com 1046233901 24.192.182.203 (Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:31:41 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:31:41 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:110626 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:7128 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:7128 Lee Sau Dan wrote: >>>>>> "Jesper" == Jesper Harder writes: > > Jesper> Keith O'Connell writes: > >> Yes its there, now I know to look. The problem is I did "man > >> emacs" and it wasn't there. I figured if it wasn't in the man > >> file it was worth asking. > > Jesper> '-iconic' is documented in the "Icons X" node in the Emacs > Jesper> manual. For GNU programs it's usually always best to look > Jesper> in Info first: > > That's true. But this is also a problem. Even though I've been using > Info to look up many things, I still have the unix habit of using > 'man' when want to find something in a hurry, and assuming that > everything is there. Failing to find something in the man page is > already frustrating! So, I will forget about Info at that point! :( > > Info is good, if I want to study the program for 15 minutes or more. > But for quick lookups, man pages are still much better. (Many people > are simply not interested in learning yet another program.) That's outrageous. Everybody knows nearly 78% of all dentists surveyed prefer Info to man pages. -- Le