Re: What's the deal with info documentation images?

[David Kastrup]

Graham Percival <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:50:13AM +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
>> For some time, my info files (after make info, sudo make install-info)
>> contain
>> 
>>     FIXME: images broken in info
>> 
>> instead of images as before.  What happened?  Why?  Is there a reason,
>> or a plan to change this again?
>
> I believe this only occurs in general.info, correct?  via macros
> in Documentation/common-macros.itexi ?

It occurs in lilypond.info.  Pretty much all introductory material.

For example,

(info "(lilypond) Examples")

contains

Examples
========

Lilypond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of all
kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!

Classical Music
...............

This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project in
Lilypond.

   FIXME: images broken in info

Complex Notation
................

This example from _Goyescas_ by Enrique Granados shows some of the more
advanced features of typesetting, including kneed beams, cross-staff
stems, and voice-follow lines.

   FIXME: images broken in info

Early Music
...........

Lilypond also supports various types of ancient notation, such as this
passage of Gregorian chant.

   FIXME: images broken in info

Modern Music
............

Contemporary composers find Lilypond well-suited to displaying unusual
notation. Here is an excerpt from Trevor Bača's _Čáry_, for
unaccompanied bass flute.

   FIXME: images broken in info



That's not overly impressive.


The top node (info "(lilypond)") starts out:


LilyPond... music notation for everyone
***************************************

LilyPond
========

... music notation for everyone

   FIXME: images broken in info

What is LilyPond?
-----------------

LilyPond is an open-source music engraving program, devoted to
producing the highest-quality sheet music possible.  This free software
brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer
printouts.

   Read more in our *note Introduction::!

   FIXME: process news items like the old web site: select first 4
items to insert here, and generate RSS.

   (*note Old news::)



This is a chaotic collection of FIXME items, without examples, and with
comments about "old web site" and "RSS" which have absolutely no sense
and value within the info documentation.

-- 
David Kastrup