Re: Emacs Manual under a categorisation scheme

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 3:18 PM
> From: "Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Emacs Manual under a categorisation scheme
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>   > It is just an idea so there will not be so many chapters.  Or keep all the
>   > chapters with a collection of chapters under some overarching heading.
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> To add another higher level of grouping would be feasible,
> since it would not require much change in the text we have.
> It might be helpful for some users, but I tend to think it
> would not make a big difference.

It would help through the node system.  Export users can skip
the initial nodes, whilst newcomers can skip the latter nodes.

There can be a list on how to read the manual according to different
needs.  For instance, for newcomers suggestion on using first three nodes,
eighth node, and thirteenth node.  And so on for other users.  Some users
have commented how long the manual looks.


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