GNU bug report logs - #5346
23.1.91; document --maximized etc. on man page

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 08:09:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se
Cc: 5346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5346: 23.1.91; document --maximized etc. on man page
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:42:10 +0800

JD> The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs Manual,
JD> which you can read using Info
I'd move all the options off of the manual page then, because when one
does $ man emacs and pages down to the middle, one thinks he is now
aware of all the options. One does not first look at the fine print.
Compare man cpio. But then again compare man cat.

Hmmm, on the bottom of man cat it says to see
info coreutils 'cat invocation'
but on the bottom of man cpio it doesn't say to see
info cpio options
but instead just
info cpio.
I'm going to take a little vacation.
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