GNU bug report logs - #46926
Remove the quotes from highlighted/linked symbols when displaying docs

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Message #53 received at 46926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>, "rms <at> gnu.org" <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "larsi <at> gnus.org" <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
 "46926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <46926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#46926: Remove the quotes from highlighted/linked symbols when
 displaying docs
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 01:02:48 -0600

scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com> writes:

>> The purpose of quotes in Texinfo output is to make semantic
>> distinctions. In other words, to show what kind of role that text
>> plays in the program being documented.
>
> In the main body of the Help text only symbols are linked AFAIK.

Richard is discussing Texinfo, but it seems like you are discussing
`help-mode'.  I would suggest not treating them as the same thing.
There are some similarities, of course, but also important differences.

> Is that right?

Pretty much, but see `help-make-xrefs' for the full story.

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