Re: RE: How to get to info mode

[eric5931@gmail.com]

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Drew,

Thanks very much.

Eric

On Oct 21, 2009 1:06pm, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > If that is a major mode, check the value of

> > > `auto-mode-alist' - perhaps some

> > > code you load adds a mapping for `*.info' files to `text-fly-mode'.

> >

> > Thanks. I added a auto-mode-alist line for the file "dir". But it

> > didn't help. I did a grep to see anything change the mode. It all

> > looks allright to me.



> No, don't fiddle with `auto-mode-alist' unless it is already mapping  
> `.info' to

> the wrong mode.



> > I jump to info mode with saved bookmarks. I have tried Ch i. It works

> > for my own info file. But everytime I jump to /usr/share/info/dir, it

> > showed the correct file, but in "Text Fly" mode and is in a normal

> > buffer, not *info* buffer. When I repeat this to go to teh Emacs info

> > file, it is in the correct mode though.



> If `Ch i' works for your own file, but not for some others, then they are  
> not

> listed in the `dir' that you are using. It sounds like you need to do what

> Pascal suggested:



> > You can also add directories to the variable Info-directory-list



> Or better yet, customize option `Info-additional-directory-list', which is

> intended for user modification.






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