Re: info is not dead
On Sun 28 Jul 2024 at 16:23:48 (+0200), Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2024-07-28 00:08:51 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> > On Sun 28 Jul 2024 at 02:06:38 (+0200), Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > > On 2024-07-23 11:13:47 -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > > > The GNU info documentation is really intended to be read in Emacs where
> > > > some nice formatting is done in the GUI Emacs version. The stand alone
> > > > GNU info browser is rather obtuse. I found a much better option to be
> > > > the independent pinfo (Debian package of the same name) browser which
> > > > provides navigation up and down through the document using Lynx style
> > > > key bindings. If pinfo doesn't find an info document it will open a man
> > > > page when one is available.
> > >
> > > But for searching, how can one get the previous match with pinfo?
> > > (info has { and } to navigate through the matches, Lynx has n and N,
> > > but what about pinfo?)
> >
> > I think you define KEY_SEARCH_AGAIN_1 to whichever keystroke you want.
> > (AIUI it has no default already defined in /etc/.pinforc)
>
> KEY_SEARCH_AGAIN_1 gives the *next* match, not the previous one.
Sorry, yes, I think it helps to be able to subconciously count (but
avoid being afflicted by OCD), and press Home and n-1 SearchAgains.
(Even more tedious than searching backwards and forwards in xpdf,
where you have to toggle a button.)
Wishlist bug?
Cheers,
David.
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