From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Mike Ballard Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: 2nd try - Re: Odd Info problem Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:23:12 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088536543 20460 80.91.224.253 (29 Jun 2004 19:15:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:15:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 29 21:15:32 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfO4q-0005Nz-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:15:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfO6W-0000Wm-KW for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:17:16 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news-feed01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net!nntp.frontiernet.net!nntp.giganews.com.MISMATCH!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!nwrdny03.gnilink.net.POSTED!de648aa3!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Newsreader: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-Lines: 49 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.44.175.98 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net Original-X-Trace: nwrdny03.gnilink.net 1087521792 129.44.175.98 (Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:23:12 EDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:23:12 EDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:123810 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19171 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19171 Only top-posting to say I'll take bizarre hints/suggestions too... Mike On Thu Jun 17, I was peacefully napping until Mike Ballard said: > Hi - > > Although not what you might call a problem, more of an annoyance, is that > I have my own (source-controlled) top-level Info "dir" file in a certain > location (where there are no Info files). I set xref-face to a color I > like and for years this has worked perfectly. > > But now (and I have no idea what changed it; still using Emacs 21.1 as I > have for the past couple years) bringing up Info in Emacs the xref-face > color is gone. When I highlight an Info topic face and select "list > properties" nothing shows up. So I renamed my "dir" to "dir.off", > restarted Emacs and let it use the dir file in /usr/share/info. xref-face > is now back to the color I'd specified (and properties show up when > selected). > > But if I copy /usr/share/info/dir over my own top-level dir file > (expecting xref-face to show up as I set it) xref-face reverts back to > uncolored (and unspecified when I select "list properties"). Any idea > what might be behind this? > > You'd guess it has something to do with pointing Info to use my location's > "dir" as its top-level but I've done it this way for years without any > problems. I'm using texinfo 4.5 if it matters (and prioritzed > INFOPATH/DIR vars where my "dir" location is first). > > Mike > -- > > mikeballard at symbol verizon period net > > "If your main parachute fouls, deploy your reserve. If your > reserve is also fouled, you have the rest of your life to get > it straightened out." > -- mikeballard at symbol verizon period net "If your main parachute fouls, deploy your reserve. If your reserve is also fouled you have the rest of your life to get it straightened out."