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Subject: Re: Emacs-Guix 0.3.1
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Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

> Actually, I think Info is superior, not least because of the index.  In
> an Info reader (Emacs, for example) you can hit =E2=80=9Ci=E2=80=9D and s=
tart typing a
> concept.  A well-written manual will take you right to the section
> explaining the concept, even if the exact phrase is not used in the
> manual text.
>
> For those who aren=E2=80=99t yet familiar or comfortable with Info reader=
s work
> is underway to add some JavaScript to HTML pages that can be generated
> from the Texinfo sources.  The added scripts would provide similar
> features as a traditional Info reader application.
>
> Until then I really recommend learning a bit about Info and how to use
> it.  It=E2=80=99s a really good system and generally provides better resu=
lts
> than a web search.

BTW, the manual now has a =E2=80=9Cgetting started=E2=80=9D section on how =
to take
advantage of locally-installed documentation:

  https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Documentation.html

Ludo=E2=80=99.