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30.0.50; Thoughts about (info "(emacs) Bugs")

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, eliz <at> gnu.org, 62320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#62320: 30.0.50; Thoughts about (info "(emacs) Bugs")
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:55:45 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

Hi,

> When a node is very long, that doesn't mean we should leave out
> something useful.  Rather, it suggests we should split it up into
> several shorter nodes.
>
> Info's navigation is helpful when nodes are reasonable in size.
> For long nodes, they are less helpful because they don't help
> users find interesting _parts_ of a long node.

In my texinfo files, I use @anchor inside long nodes. This allows better
references to specific information in that node.

See for example (info "(tramp)Quick Start Guide sudoedit method")

Best regards, Michael.

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