Date:	Sun, 22 Feb 1998 13:08:01 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Robert Hoehne <robert DOT hoehne AT gmx DOT net>
cc:	Esa A E Peuha <peuha AT cc DOT helsinki DOT fi>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Info - problem reading about istream
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Message-ID:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.980222130741.19567D-100000@is>
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On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Robert Hoehne wrote:

> I don't know from where you take the fact, that a '.' is special in
> node names, but in the texinfo docs (the one which have printed out
> is "Edition 2.21 for Texinfo Version Three" "June 1995") there are
> examples for node names (and menu entries) which contain a '.' like
> the following:
> 
> @node Sect. 2.1, Sect. 2.2, Chapter 2, Chapter 2

A dot is not special in node names, but it is special in menus.  It is
best to avoid them.  If the Texinfo docs don't say this, you should
complain to the Texinfo maintainer.

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