info mode

info mode

[joseph-ma]

reply to:  joseph-ma@comcast.net

I just sent a bug report.  Please note the the comment that hard to read chars are control-L should be control-_ for begin of info node indicators.

info mode

[joseph-ma]

To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: info mode
Reply-to: joseph-ma@comcast.net

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In GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-dell-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2003-09-02 on jtpc840
configured using `configure  i386-dell-linux-gnu --prefix=/home/joseph/gnu/emacs-21.3 --exec-prefix=/home/joseph/gnu/emacs-21.3/linux24 --with-x-toolkit=athena'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: C
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

put the following lines between BEGIN and END in a file called cmd and chmod 755 cmd:
***BEGIN file cmd***
cat >/tmp/testinfo <<!!end
# This file is an Info mode menu file for Gnu Emacs.

\x1f
node: top, next: set-file, prev: list-directory

* menu:
* set-file::           Set name of file to check
* check-file::         Check syntax of file
* show-file::          Show name of file to check
* list-directory::     Show names of all files in directory

\x1f
node: set-file, next: check-file, prev: top, up: top
xxxxxx
\x1f
node: check-file, next: show-file, prev: set-file, up: top
xxxxxx
\x1f
node: show-file, next: list-directory, prev: check-file, up: top
xxxxxx
\x1f
node: list-directory, next: top, prev: show-file, up: top
xxxxxx
\x1f
!!end
cat >/tmp/testinfo.el <<!!end
(setq Info-directory "/tmp")
(load-library "info.el")
(info)
(define-key Info-mode-map "q" 'save-buffers-kill-emacs);;
(Info-goto-node (concat "(/tmp/testinfo)top"))
!!end
emacs -q -l /tmp/testinfo.el
***END file cmd***

The hard to read chars in my mail message above are control-L chars.
After creating the file cmd, execute it. In the resulting emacs window, 
type the key "n" five times to execute the Info-next command five times.
Then type the key "p" five times to execute the Info-previous command
five times.  Type "q" to exit.

During the Info-next sequence and during the Info-previous sequence,
the displayed next: and previous: nodes does not change despite the
fact that the emacs Info mode actually sequences through the next
and previous chains returning to the top node after five key strokes!


Recent input:
<escape> ? ? ? a b u g <return> C-S-x o <next> <next> 
<next> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> 
<help-menu> <report-emacs-bug>

Recent messages:
Loading vhdl-mode...
Loading mule-util...done
Loading vhdl-mode...done
Loading mwheel...done
For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type M-? C-p.
A B C F I K L M N S T V W C-c C-d C-n C-w.  Type ? again for more help: 
A B C F I K L M N S T V W C-c C-d C-n C-w: 
Loading apropos...done
Loading view...done
Loading emacsbug...done