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Location : parse_addr6(), p0f-client.c:67 X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4864:20::441 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:247765 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de (H. Dieter Wilhelm) >> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:38:53 +0200 >> >> I think that info documentation would be even better if there were links >> to the function and variable documentation along the line of >> help-mode.el. As a proof of concept I extended info.el so that Emacs' >> Info viewer exhibits links to most symbol definitions (when they are >> `quoted' in the documentation). >> >> When looking at a few Elisp and Emacs pages the verbosity and redundancy >> of these automatic links seems not to be disturbing or too distracting. >> >> Maybe this draft can be extended so that references to customisation >> buffers are working as well (as is asked for in the TODO file)... >> >> What are your ideas? > > I think this could be a useful feature, thanks1. > > What do others think? +1 from me. Perhaps some users will want a toggle. -- Basil