Re: Do have programs have poor documentation? (was ... Re: Why? -- "A Modest Proposal")

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Sun 01 Jan 2017 at 12:39:26 (+0100), Xen wrote:
> rhkramer@gmail.com schreef op 31-12-2016 15:12:
> 
> >But, info pages could work.
> 
> Yes, let's propose that. They are just impossible to navigate if you
> are not an insider.

I don't know what an "insider" is.

I have no problem navigating them. I usually consult them with the function

$ info --output=/dev/stdout --subnodes "$1" | less

which works well with PageUp/Dn.

> The fact that pretty much no one uses them is not a red herring at all.

How would one know that no one uses them?

Cheers,
David.