From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nic Ferrier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: HTML-Info design Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:13:10 +0000 Message-ID: <877fxb9821.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> References: <87y4q1fekv.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87fvc858c6.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87ioh4nf8k.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <83y4pzptpx.fsf@gnu.org> <871tnr1gqo.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <83bnmvowdb.fsf@gnu.org> <83ppbanqhe.fsf@gnu.org> <87vbl2xigp.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <83ioh2nlow.fsf@gnu.org> <87sig6xech.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <83fvc5ni0u.fsf@gnu.org> <87k31fwwyv.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87bnmq9ibf.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87lhlrx5fc.fsf@building.gnus.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1419776028 4190 80.91.229.3 (28 Dec 2014 14:13:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:13:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: eliz@gnu.org, stephen@xemacs.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org, Stefan Monnier , Richard Stallman To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 28 15:13:42 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5EbE-0008Bv-L5 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:13:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58564 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5EbD-0003l6-KC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:13:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40493) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5Eaw-0003jj-SI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:13:27 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5Eat-0005I7-8n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:13:22 -0500 Original-Received: from static.17.66.46.78.clients.your-server.de ([78.46.66.17]:48158 helo=po1.ferrier.me.uk) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5Ean-0005Gy-Qe; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:13:13 -0500 Original-Received: from nicferrier-dell-xps (140.35.155.90.in-addr.arpa [90.155.35.140]) by po1.ferrier.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id A0F7DAC100B; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:34:29 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from nicferrier-XPS13-9333 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nicferrier-dell-xps (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2CC1608A5; Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:13:10 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: <87lhlrx5fc.fsf@building.gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:36:07 +0100") X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 78.46.66.17 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:180751 Archived-At: Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: > Stefan Monnier writes: > >>> 4. Emacs Lisp code to browse HTML-Info files. >> >> I think this will be most difficult part, so better focus on this part >> than on the #3 which should be a piece of cake once we have an Elisp >> solution for the rendering. > > I don't see why this would be difficult. > > `M-x eww RET > http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/index.html RET' > > and you're off. The `n'/`p'/`u' commands work as in Info already, so > the only thing that's missing is the index (which is trivial to add). > > And a search engine, which sounds like a fun weekend project for > somebody who finds that sort of thing amusing. Do that then. But I think the problems with that will be the problems with eww. Poor caching (your solution would immediately invalidate what Stefan said was his #1), difficult to make multiple buffers, etc... Also, I think it would be unacceptable to most people. A separate Info viewer is desired. Nic