info (was Re: [Techtalk] List help)

[Poppy]

On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 01:58, /dev/null wrote:

> believe it or not i have never read the info pages because of their
> cryptic interface!... i avoid the man pages if i have to as well, mainly
> because reading in a terminal window isnt exactly the easiest thing when
> most of the stuff you want to do that uses man pages is in a terminal
> window (ok, open two terminals.... yeah, i'm whinging ;-)
> 
> bw
> m

Yes, but you have a point anyways. You get one terminal window for the
man page 'cuz Galeon is just too darn slow, and besides, on my mostly
default MDK install, Galeon's links to most info/man pages are broken,
so I have to know exactly what to type in. One for whatever it is you're
doing, another to browse directories to make sure you're typing in the
right thing, and a fourth to edit the configuration file.... *grin* If
we're going to whine, let's make it good.

All in all, between being hard to read (poor eyesight + man pages =
someone who almost never reads them 'cuz it hurts to read that much on a
screen all at once)

HTML formatted help is better, easier to read, and tends to be
friendlier. I've occasionally downloaded new HOWTOs to update my HOWTO
directory.

--Poppy, who's currently having .sig problems

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