timelord@eos (G. Murdock Helms) (12/08/88)
A quick question to Iris users out there: Is anyone interested in an apropos clone for 3000 Irises? Apropos (or man -k) is a program that takes a keyword and lists all the manual pages whose summary contains the keyword you specified. It can significantly cut down on search time through manuals, especially if you don't have the manual handy. I constructed an apropos program for the Irises a while back. It's a bit kludgey, and I think it may still have a bug or two left, but if anyone's interested in a copy, let me know and I'll fix whatever bugs are left and mail it off to you. I'm still working on one for the 4D, so a 4D version will be available, but probably not this month. Any takers? g.
aries@XP.PSYCH.NYU.EDU (Aries Arditi) (12/23/88)
hi gretchen, yes I would find an apropos very handy, but as you know, I've only got a 4D. keep me posted. thanks. aries
timelord@eos.UUCP (G. Murdock Helms) (12/28/88)
Thanks for everyone's interest in the Iris Apropos program. I've got quite a list going, and hope to be fixing it within the next week or so, for both 3000, 4D, and 4DGT Irises. I will post the sources for all versions to this newsgroup, so stay tuned. -Murdock