Re: Intent to adopt: info

[Robin Stephenson <robin.stephenson@blackwell.co.uk>]

>>>>> On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:41:56 +0200
>>>>> "Josip" == Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> wrote:

Josip> On Tue, Apr 13, 1999 at 03:29:25PM +0200, J.H.M. Dassen wrote:
                                [...]

>> > I could rename GNU info to ginfo, and set up alternatives,
>> 
>> This only works when the various versions are called
>> command-line-wise in the same way. If they're not, a front end is
>> needed.

Josip> I thought that the prefered info browser could be invoked as
Josip> 'info', /usr/bin/info. What did you have in mind, with 'front
Josip> end'?

How about using gnuclient to start a new info browser frame on an
already running Emacs?  That would look something like this (not
tested, in fact, definitely won't work, but I hope you get the idea):

    gnuclient -f '(progn (make-frame) (info) (Info-goto-node xemacs))'

You'd need to have some way of deciding to do that, rather than simply 
running this:

    info xemacs

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