bug#44043: Info Files Showing "see" or "*note" when using @ref in source

[Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>]

The Emacs Manual does not mention hide so did not try it.  Now
that I have, the problem is resolved.  The Emacs Manual needs
to be updated as the option is not described. It only describes
"t" and "nil". Here are the sections concerned:

1.5 Invisible text in Emacs Info
1.7 Following Cross-References
2.6 Emacs Info-mode Variables

Using M-x describe-variable <Ret> Info-hide-note-references,
although if would help with an improved documentation.  I can
send an update to the documentation myself as I am currently
doing some documentation work in ELisp myself, and can have
a look at the manual.

Regards
Christopher


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Christopher Dimech


> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 9:26 AM
> From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@gnu.org>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: 44043@debbugs.gnu.org
> Subject: Re: bug#44043: Info Files Showing "see" or "*note" when using @ref in source
>
> > Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:02:02 +0200
> > Sensitivity: Normal
> >
> > I have the following references using @ref to Node Names
> >
> > > > @* * @ref{Modifier-Keys}
> > > > @* * @ref{Key-Mnemonics}
> >
> > But I have noticed that the output is as follows even though @ref
> > is not supposed to generate the "see" string when loading the info
> > file.
> >
> > > > * see Modifier-Keys
> > > > * see Key-Mnemonics
> >
> > Have read tne Emacs Documentation and found Info-hide-note-references.
> >
> > It did not make any difference what value I used (t, nil, other).  One
> > either gets "see" or "*note".
> >
> > However for @ref one should not get anything precceding the reference name.
>
> I cannot reproduce the problem: setting Info-hide-note-references to
> the value 'hide removes the "*note" part and doesn't replace it with
> "see".
>
> Did you try the value 'hide?
>