Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:18:40 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ruiter de M <mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Emacs or Info and case
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On 23 Jun 1998, Ruiter de M wrote:

> In particular, Info is case-sensitive while Emacs is case-insensitive.
> So if two nodes exist with the names `2e' and `2E', only the first one
> is accessable.

That's because Emacs is by default case-insensitive in searching for 
strings.  I bet if you set the option that makes it sensitive, it will 
behave like the stand-alone reader.

Also, it's not exactly accurate that Info is case-sensitive: it is only 
correct when you type the full node name and press RET.  However, node 
name completion is case-insensitive, so if you press TAB instead, Info 
will convert the name to the correct case, and then you *will* be able to 
access the node.

> Which one is `wrong'? Should it be fixed?

I don't think it is correct to make Info case-insensitive, since there 
could be cases of two nodes whose names differ by case only.  I actually 
saw such cases in the past.