Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM (02/23/91)
>>>>> On Fri, 22 Feb 91 07:34:06 -0500, "John E. Davis" <davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> said:
John> Hi,
John> You wrote:
John>
John> repost to gnu.misc.discuss & comp.text.tex and someone will tell you
John> about latexinfo, which definately exists
John> However, I am looking for a standalone info reader that I can
John> use from with a running program to provide help. I do not think
John> this helps here.
There's a standalone [TeX]info reader I've heard about that perhaps you
could call via GNU Emacs' emacsclient or something also... I don't
know... someone else hopefully will supply the details.
John> One question though: What does Latexinfo have to offer that
John> texinfo does not? Is it easier to develop an info file using
John> latexinfo?
[someone else hopefully will supply the details]
John> Thanks,
John> John
Sorry to respond via netnews, but hopefully a more informed person can
supply the needed info.
John> bitnet: davis@ohstpy
John> internet: davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu
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Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM Naperville IL USA +1 708-979-6364msp33327@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael S. Pereckas) (02/24/91)
In <DANJ1.91Feb22112648@cbnewse.ATT.COM> Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM writes: >>>>>> On Fri, 22 Feb 91 07:34:06 -0500, "John E. Davis" <davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> said: >John> However, I am looking for a standalone info reader that I can >John> use from with a running program to provide help. I do not think >John> this helps here. >There's a standalone [TeX]info reader I've heard about that perhaps you >could call via GNU Emacs' emacsclient or something also... I don't >know... someone else hopefully will supply the details. There is a standalone texinfo reader and texinfo processor. (you have to process the texinfo source to produce a file the reader can use.) There is even a mess-dos port of it. -- Michael Pereckas * InterNet: m-pereckas@uiuc.edu * just another student... (CI$: 72311,3246) Jargon Dept.: Decoupled Architecture---sounds like the aftermath of a tornado