From add7393c82d486c9857d881afaf3d225a31a6117 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gregor Zattler Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:35:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Re: [Patch v3 2/3] man: partial conversion to pod. --- 6a/6accc4c3705a7fda60d53f8f4d233d8194c213 | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 6a/6accc4c3705a7fda60d53f8f4d233d8194c213 diff --git a/6a/6accc4c3705a7fda60d53f8f4d233d8194c213 b/6a/6accc4c3705a7fda60d53f8f4d233d8194c213 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..003df4b76 --- /dev/null +++ b/6a/6accc4c3705a7fda60d53f8f4d233d8194c213 @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1ACA431FBC + for ; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:36:12 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0.001 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.001 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id 7kZew9YZonoV for ; + Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:36:08 -0800 (PST) +Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.15.19]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E3C14431FB6 + for ; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:36:07 -0800 (PST) +Received: from boo.workgroup ([87.187.146.41]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx102) with + ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M4B71-1VDiIp0z3L-00rqFd for + ; Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:36:04 +0100 +Received: from grfz by boo.workgroup with local (Exim 4.82) + (envelope-from ) + id 1W4Ix4-0005c2-F9; Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:35:50 +0100 +Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:35:20 +0100 +From: Gregor Zattler +To: notmuch +Subject: Re: [Patch v3 2/3] man: partial conversion to pod. +Message-ID: <20140117233520.GE12925@boo.workgroup> +Mail-Followup-To: notmuch +References: + <1389791332-21719-1-git-send-email-david@tethera.net> + <1389791332-21719-3-git-send-email-david@tethera.net> + <87lhyer3lf.fsf@nikula.org> <87bnzagyl3.fsf@zancas.localnet> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +Content-Disposition: inline +In-Reply-To: <87bnzagyl3.fsf@zancas.localnet> +User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) +Sender: error4me@gmx.de +X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:LyXdqX1KMOZn8sitgJbEuTULJNlbLpTSCfsPxLY7j6dnQMg6OIN + MywACx4WCBIcwkT4YkjV2lR2sF5NGs4JkyJYVMQUU9/DkYQCl+NsALXPaR5TUUIcuZRhGwV + k2kkczby3Wv90hzr/zP+dXSzsvZGh4pdPqBUx0JJa0D39XR/CB5ZBGHQf0HrUWEs4neuA4+ + zKxpy2kAj8d4KqWW7zW/g== +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:36:13 -0000 + +Hi David, notmuch developers, +* David Bremner [17. Jan. 2014]: +> A more radical proposal would be to skip generating info and assuming +> everybody can browse html in emacs. That assumption is supposed to +> become less ludicrous in emacs24.4 with the inclusion of "eww". + +While html-rendering is somewhat more dynamic (I wished I knew how +to build emacs info documentation with less width) and at least +in graphical environments even provides pictures, it's easier to +navigate info documentation (going "up", notion of TOC,). + +I prefer info docs and do read info manuals more closely than any +documentation in any other format. + +Ciao; Gregor -- 2.26.2