Re: How to get to info mode

[eric5931 <eric5931@gmail.com>]

On Oct 20, 4:53 pm, "Drew Adams" <drew.ad...@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > I'm using emacs 23.1.1 in a new RHEL 5 host. When I visit any INFO
> > > files, like /usr/share/info/dir, somehow the emacs didn't
> > > get to INFO mode as in my other hosts. Instead, it is in
> > > "Text Fly" mode and I cannot use the links to see related info.
> > > How could I set it to info mode?
>
> > > Also, do I need to do anything in my .eamcs to let it automatically
> > > goto info mode? I thought emacs should do this by itself.
>
> > You should be able to access to the info files in standard directories
> > such as /usr/share/info by typing: C-h i  or M-x info RET
>
> > You can also add directories to the variable Info-directory-list.
>
> Start by finding out why it is in "Text Fly" mode. Find out what the function is
> that sets that mode (probably something like `text-fly-mode'). Find out where
> that function gets called (in the Lisp code you load).
>
> 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.

Eric