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Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?
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Hadron Quark |
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Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs? |
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Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:49:26 +0100 |
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:20:23 +0800
>> From: Ronald <followait@163.com>
>> CC: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>> >
>> I'd like to see the info page for the word where the point is.
>> When I type ``C-h C-i" it says there is no info node for that word.
>> But in bash there is.
>
> What version of Emacs do you have? I assume it's Emacs 21.x, because
> in that version `C-h C-i' was running the command info-lookup-symbol,
> and it was buggy. In Emacs 22, info-lookup-symbol is bound to `C-h S',
> and it does work for me in the situation you described (point is on
> printf). Please consider upgrading.
>
>> >> ``man 3 printf" , how to do it with info?
>> >
>> > There are several ways. If you are sure you are looking for the C
>> > library function `printf', type "C-h S c-mode RET printf RET".
>>
>> I think the key sequence is too long for convenience.
>
> Don't be ridiculous, it's exactly 3 characters longer than "man 3
> printf". And if you are already in a buffer whose major mode is C,
> and point is on `printf', all you need to type is "C-h S RET", which
> is only 3 keystrokes.
How is one supposed to set this up?
On my emacs-snapshot printf is not a documented symbol. I have
(defun jump-man-page ()
(interactive)
(manual-entry (current-word))
)
assigned to a key in cc-mode
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- Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Ronald, 2006/12/14
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/12/15
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- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Ronald, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/12/15
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- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?,
Hadron Quark <=
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Hadron Quark, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Hadron Quark, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Hadron Quark, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/12/15
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Giorgos Keramidas, 2006/12/18
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/12/18
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Giorgos Keramidas, 2006/12/20
- Re: Why I can't use `info' in emacs?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/12/20