From: Bill White <billw@mchsi.com>
Subject: Re: Open info file directly in emacs info reader
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:10:02 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3fz6oqkty.fsf@mchsi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87r7q9cxe5.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com
On Sat Aug 14 2004 at 14:50, Pascal Bourguignon <spam@mouse-potato.com> said:
> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>> I've forgotten how to open an *.info file directly within emacs
>> info reader. I mean one that is not listed in C-h i.
>>
>> And not getting good start at:
>>
>> M-x Info-<SPC> or
>> C-h v Info-<spc>
>
> Yes, I too have always difficulties to (re)find how to do it.
When I want to view an info file, I'm usually in the file's parent
directory in dired. Then I put the cursor on the file and type 'I'
(dired-info), which is documented at
(info "(dired-x)Miscellaneous Commands")
Cheers -
bw
--
Bill White . billw@mchsi.com . http://minutiae.stblogs.org
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[not found] <mailman.1201.1092506684.2011.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2004-08-14 18:50 ` Open info file directly in emacs info reader Stein Arild Strømme
2004-08-14 19:50 ` Pascal Bourguignon
2004-08-14 21:56 ` Harry Putnam
2004-08-15 3:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-08-16 1:54 ` Harry Putnam
2004-08-16 4:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-08-16 17:59 ` Harry Putnam
2004-08-16 19:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-08-17 1:32 ` Harry Putnam
[not found] ` <mailman.1446.1092679615.2011.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2004-08-16 18:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-08-15 19:10 ` Bill White [this message]
2004-08-16 1:55 ` Harry Putnam
2004-08-14 17:56 Harry Putnam
2004-08-14 19:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
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