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bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a lin
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front |
Date: |
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 02:58:48 +0000 |
> The eintr manual is for people who aren't programmers. The lispref
> manual is a reference manual (for programmers). So adding a link like
> that doesn't seem to make much sense. Closing.
That makes NO sense to me.
Everyone who uses Lisp is still learning it.
Anyone who tries to learn Elisp can benefit from the Eintr help.
Anyone who uses the Eintr guidance can also benefit from referring to the Elisp
manual for specific info about this or that thing that they're learning or
they're interested in.
Many, many people will arrive directly at the Elisp manual - by googling, being
referred from a website or mailing list, etc. The Elisp manual is MUCH wider
known and referred to by people.
An Elisp learner (and others) can _easily_ arrive at the Elisp manual, and not
have the faintest idea that they might be able to benefit from the Eintr book.
Why on earth would we want to not help a reader of either manual know about the
existence of the other?
Why do you think that reference books should not refer to user guides? Or vice
versa? I can assure you that serious doc systems have tons of cross-references
between reference material and guide material.
- bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Drew Adams, 2021/01/24
- bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/01/26
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front,
Drew Adams <=
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Richard Stallman, 2021/01/28
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/01/28
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Drew Adams, 2021/01/28
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/01/28
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Drew Adams, 2021/01/28
- bug#46084: [External] : Re: bug#46084: 26.3; Elisp manual: provide a link to (eintro) up front, Richard Stallman, 2021/01/29