Re: Enhancements to options menu (was Re: Reveal mode)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Simon Josefsson <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 17:28:04 +0200
> 
> > If extending info.el is the issue, I tend to agree with Kai: implementing 
> > a whole new browser sounds like a large job.  Much larger than making it 
> > possible to display inline images in an Info file.
> 
> But there could be other reasons for switching.  Perhaps HTML isn't
> the best format, I agree with most of the reasons presented here,
> although I'm sure it could be made to work.  But what about DocBook?

My gut feeling is that switching to _any_ other format would be a lot
of effort for little or no benefit.  The number of features, in Emacs
and elsewhere, that are based on Info is enormous.

By contrast, adding an ability to display images in Info files is a
much simpler job.