From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10451: 24.0.92; Bad cross reference in Info manual Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:12:36 +0200 Message-ID: <831uraf4h7.fsf@gnu.org> References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1326046383 6388 80.91.229.12 (8 Jan 2012 18:13:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:13:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10451@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 08 19:12:59 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEp-0006VE-0q for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:12:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36809 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEo-00017i-6o for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:12:58 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:46372) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEk-00017X-VO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:12:55 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEj-0008P8-UQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:12:54 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:55616) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEj-0008P3-PX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:12:53 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEs-0004Vd-GJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:13:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:13:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10451 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 10451-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10451.132604637417320 (code B ref 10451); Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:13:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10451) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Jan 2012 18:12:54 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50289 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEk-0004VI-I4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:12:54 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]:47386) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RjxEi-0004V5-8d for 10451@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:12:53 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0LXH00600RVYD800@a-mtaout20.012.net.il> for 10451@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:12:36 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.228.206.81]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0LXH0045ERWZ7QT0@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:12:36 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:55545 Archived-At: > From: "Drew Adams" > Cc: <10451@debbugs.gnu.org> > Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:29:11 -0800 > > My point is about the text where we introduce users to external links. Show > them a workable link, if possible. Have them follow a workable link, if > possible. We try to do that, but it's not always possible. > I am suggesting what I said: let's try to cross-ref to a different > manual, in particular one that is included with Emacs. The Emacs > manual, for instance. AFAIK, Texinfo cross-references are not explained in the Emacs manual. The real cross-reference to Texinfo, a few sentences below, needs to go there. Pointing it to another manual would do a disservice to the reader.