Re: Why I hate "info"

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On Sun, 2006-11-19 at 16:43 -0500, David A. De Graaf wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 12:56:38PM -0700, Craig White wrote:
> > man pages and info have long roots and have been a necessary part of
> > documentation.
> > 
> > you can always open a konqueror window and use a web browser for them...
> > 
> > info:bash
> > man:smb.conf
> > 
> And in which man page is this cryptic notation documented???   :-)
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actually, if you open Konqueror...

Help => Konqueror Handbook => 'Viewing Help, Info and Man Pages'

it's right there...hidden away in the Help menu
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> 
> The firefox browser may be the single program that most desperately
> needs a man page.  There are mysteries inside enigmas ... in this SW.
> 
> IMHO, a program that lacks a man page isn't worth using.
> Unfortunately, that seems to include the majority of new stuff.
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When you are talking about programs that are part of the GUI packages,
whether GNOME, KDE or neither, it doesn't really make sense to make
traditional text based info/man pages for them since they are only used
from the GUI itself. GUI applications traditionally have a 'HELP' menu
as demonstrated above. Likewise, Firefox has a help menu.

Lastly, since Linux is participatory, when someone sees a lack of
documentation, it's most effective to create the missing documentation -
you always have the choice of cursing the darkness or lighting a candle.

Craig


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