Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/05/24/05:45:34
RadSurfer <Radsmail AT juno DOT com> wrote:
> The 'info.exe' works; but in itself NOT very impressive:
> 1) the size of that font is VERY TINY
> 1a) is there anyway to ENLARGE the font two or THREE times?
Info is a text-mode application. The font it uses is that of the
text window it runs in.
What you're probably complaining about, actually, is the 80x50
character screen mode it switches into, by default. If you don't like
that, you can always disable this feature. Just
set INFO_LINES=25
before you start it (or change the relevant line in djgpp.env, but do
be careful when modifying that file, please).
> (why is the :: openly visible? if thats a part of the tex hyperlink
> mechanism, strikes me as quite primitive!)
You call it 'primitive', others call it 'not hiding information under
the carpet'. If you don't like it, feel free to delve into the sources
and change it. But don't come to us whining that it's awfully hard, if
you do so. You get what you pay for -- if you're not even willing to
invest some sweat of your own, you'll get even less than others.
> 2) Tex format is not really very popular or preferred by most users
> for a variety of reasons!
The info files are *not* in TeX. They are generated from a TeX-style
file, but they bear no resemblance to that any more, after the
conversion to .info. Have look at an .info file with your preferred
ASCII text reader, some time: it's about as plain ASCII as you can get
it (only exception are characters like Ctrl-L and Ctrl-_, which can
safely be ignored). Actually, it's closers to plain ASCII than even
Unix manpages, I'd say.
> 3) ASCII TEXT has been and is still THE MOST preferred format for
> most people.
What do you know that from? This is a vast generalization based on
little fact, if any, I think.
--
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.
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