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Re: emacs-Xtra
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Nic |
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Re: emacs-Xtra |
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Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:10:16 +0100 |
Nick Roberts <address@hidden> writes:
> > 2) All the programming/development topics are moved to a separate
> manual
> > (Emacs IDE?) and only the obscure stuff is left in emacs-Xtra.
> >
> > If this means splitting the Emacs Manual into two manuals, both of which
> > we would print, maybe that is a good idea--but how would we split it?
>
> In such a way that that fairly self contained topics like VC stay together.
> You declined to say how much smaller the Emacs Manual needs to be, but I would
> keep as much in it as possible.
>
> Without this information, I would guess that the Avanced Features section
> could
> be Volume Two and everything before, and everything after (Recovery from
> Problems), could be Volume One.
>
> > (Version control is not used solely for editing programs, so including
> > VC in a manual for "editing programs with Emacs" would not be right.)
>
> Emacs User Manaual Vol 1: Basics
> Emacs User Manaual Vol 2: Advanced Features
How about just publishing an extra manual with the information in it
needed for programmers?
I'm sure we could find a whole lot more to put in that - and maybe
trim down the Emacs manual.
So: there would be duplication (vc information in both) but one would
be able to control that with texinfo builds.
Nic Ferrier
- emacs-Xtra, Nick Roberts, 2006/04/12
- Re: emacs-Xtra, Ted Zlatanov, 2006/04/13
- Re: emacs-Xtra, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/04/14
- Re: emacs-Xtra, Ted Zlatanov, 2006/04/14
- Re: emacs-Xtra, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/04/14
- Re: emacs-Xtra, Ted Zlatanov, 2006/04/14
- Re: emacs-Xtra, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/04/14