Re: FVWM: Man page too long

From: Felix E. Klee <felix.klee.fvwm_at_gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 20:08:23 +0100

On Saturday 23 November 2002 07:50 pm, Norvell Spearman wrote:
> > Yes, but in your case searching still affects the whole document or am I
> > missing something?
>
> In one posting you use the words ``sub sections'' and in the next
> ``subdocuments.'' I didn't try the other methods offered, but the pdf
> file I got definitely has what I'd call ``subsections.'' I'm not sure
> what you mean by ``subdocuments.'' Do you want every subsection in its
> own separate file? e.g., name.foo, synopsis.foo, description.foo,
> options.foo, anatomy_of_a_window.foo?

Yes, either each section in a different file or, as in EMACS info mode,
browsable seperately.

> If so, how is having many files
> --- instead of just one --- necessarily better for searching?

For example, I don't like it if I search for "pager" in "The Virtual Desktop"
and end up in "Initialization".

Felix

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Received on Sat Nov 23 2002 - 13:09:37 GMT

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