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bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names |
Date: |
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:31:50 -0800 |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> I read in (info "(texinfo) Node Line Requirements") that:
>>
>> * Unfortunately, you cannot reliably use periods, commas, or colons
>> within a node name; these can confuse the Info reader. Also, a
>> node name may not start with a left parenthesis preceding a right
>> parenthesis, as in '(not)allowed', since this syntax is used to
>> specify an external manual. (Perhaps these limitations will be
>> removed some day.)
>
> This is mainly because of the stand-alone Info reader. The Emacs Info
> mode copes with these characters in node names much better.
>
> So yes, it is desirable to avoid them, but it isn't a catastrophe if
> they are there.
I guess what I'm asking myself if its useful to keep this advice in
admin/release-process.
Personally, I have no strong opinion either way, but I note that
makeinfo seems to now claim to warn about any problematic cases.
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, (continued)
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Stefan Kangas, 2021/11/30
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/30
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Stefan Kangas, 2021/11/30
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/30
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names,
Stefan Kangas <=
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Glenn Morris, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Kyle Meyer, 2021/11/29
bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Kyle Meyer, 2021/11/29