From: Matthew Mundell <matt@mundell.ukfsn.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Documentation for "Clone Buffers" (corrected version)
Date: 15 Mar 2004 18:18:12 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wu5mc6u3.fsf@sno.mundell.ukfsn.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: x5fzcb7o92.fsf@lola.goethe.zz
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@elta.co.il> writes:
>
> > > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:55:54 +0000 (GMT)
> > > From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
> > >
> > > 1/- It should be complete and accurate.
> > > 2/- The printed and online versions should be the same.
> > > 3/- The printed version should not be too big.
> > >
> > > We can decide upon any two of these, but we can't have all three
> > > at the same time. :-(
> >
> > Yes we can: we could make a separate manual that isn't printed as part
> > of the Emacs manual. Then users can print it on their own.
> >
> > We already do that for several major Emacs features.
>
> In the TeXbook by Knuth, we have "dangerous bend" sections marked by
> the corresponding traffic sign, and "double dangerous bend" marked by
> two such signs. Those sections are printed in smaller print and
> indicate increasingly complicated material that the normal user will
> not usually need to bother himself with.
>
> If one would mark up sections in the Emacs manual (or other info
> manuals) like that, one could generate a normal user manual and a more
> expensive (complete) expert manual where the user manual omits the
> more complicated stuff. The online version would be complete, but
> maybe fold the more intricated stuff unless indicated otherwise by
> variable settings or unless a search or index search hits there. With
> regard to index searches, one would probably exhaust the "simple"
> sections first before going into the "complicated" ones.
This could also be used to exclude platform-specific material and
references to proprietary work.
>
> Whether this is a good idea is a different question.
>
> --
> David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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2004-03-05 10:05 ` Documentation for "Clone Buffers" (corrected version) Alan Mackenzie
2004-03-09 15:40 ` David Kastrup
2004-03-10 11:29 ` Alan Mackenzie
2004-03-12 5:12 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-12 16:34 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-14 2:32 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-14 7:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-14 18:17 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-14 18:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-14 18:37 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-14 19:58 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-15 3:14 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-15 6:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-15 23:35 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-16 5:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-15 23:41 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-16 12:09 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-14 13:39 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-14 16:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-15 4:57 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-12 5:22 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-12 1:24 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-15 5:05 ` Juri Linkov
2004-03-15 13:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-15 17:06 ` Miles Bader
2004-03-15 17:08 ` David Kastrup
2004-03-16 7:02 ` Juri Linkov
2004-03-12 2:45 ` Miles Bader
2004-03-09 23:40 ` Alex Schroeder
2004-03-12 10:57 ` Kai Grossjohann
2004-04-25 4:32 ` Juri Linkov
2004-04-25 13:37 ` Karl Berry
2004-06-17 16:33 ` C-h C-i Juri Linkov
2004-06-17 10:29 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-18 7:16 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-18 8:18 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-18 14:55 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-18 12:33 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-18 19:00 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-19 3:19 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-19 0:19 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-20 0:42 ` Juanma Barranquero
2004-06-20 1:17 ` Miles Bader
2004-06-20 1:29 ` Juanma Barranquero
2004-06-20 1:51 ` One possible bug-tracking system Karl Fogel
2004-06-20 13:23 ` Alex Schroeder
2004-06-20 12:42 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-20 19:39 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-06-20 13:38 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-21 9:31 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 9:41 ` Juanma Barranquero
2004-06-22 23:17 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 12:02 ` Arne Jørgensen
2004-06-22 23:16 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 18:26 ` Karl Fogel
2004-06-21 22:28 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-22 2:00 ` Marcelo Toledo
2004-06-22 23:17 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-20 19:18 ` C-h C-i Richard Stallman
2004-06-20 20:47 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-06-20 23:15 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-20 23:37 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-06-22 2:49 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-22 2:48 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 5:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-06-22 2:49 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-22 5:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-06-26 10:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-06-22 2:04 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-06-22 23:17 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-18 21:51 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-14 21:55 ` Documentation for "Clone Buffers" (corrected version) Stefan Monnier
2004-03-16 12:09 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-15 6:28 ` Juri Linkov
2004-03-16 19:03 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-10 3:37 ` Miles Bader
2004-03-10 18:45 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-10 18:45 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-11 14:55 ` Alan Mackenzie
2004-03-14 5:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-14 9:48 ` David Kastrup
2004-03-14 16:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-16 12:09 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-15 18:18 ` Matthew Mundell [this message]
2004-03-15 5:18 ` Juri Linkov
2004-03-15 6:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-15 13:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-15 14:35 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-15 20:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-15 20:40 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-03-15 19:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-16 19:02 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-16 7:05 ` Juri Linkov
2004-03-16 19:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-18 7:21 ` Juri Linkov
2004-03-19 5:01 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-18 18:37 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-18 18:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-19 14:11 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-19 17:13 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-21 4:58 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-19 14:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-19 17:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-19 17:47 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-20 14:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-21 5:00 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-21 6:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-22 5:24 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-22 6:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-22 5:24 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-22 6:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-23 3:04 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-21 17:18 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-22 5:25 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-22 7:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-23 3:04 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-23 3:04 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-23 6:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-24 5:34 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-22 16:13 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-22 16:10 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-23 0:20 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-03-23 2:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-03-23 6:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-20 14:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-20 18:01 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-19 15:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-19 15:15 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-20 14:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-20 14:15 ` Karl Berry
2004-03-20 15:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-20 19:27 ` Miles Bader
2004-03-21 5:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-22 5:25 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-22 6:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-21 5:00 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-21 6:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-20 18:01 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-21 5:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-22 5:25 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-22 6:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-03-15 4:56 ` Richard Stallman
2004-03-10 18:45 ` Richard Stallman
2004-02-25 10:15 Alan Mackenzie
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